cai sữa

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The Vietnamese word "cai sữa" refers to the process of weaning, which means helping a baby or young animal stop drinking milk, especially from its mother. It is often used in the context of both children and young animals, such as pigs.

Basic Explanation:

• Meaning: "Cai sữa" means to wean someone off milk.
• Usage: It is commonly used when talking about babies or young animals that are transitioning from milk to solid food.

Example Sentences:

1. Em nhỏ đã cai sữa. (The baby has been weaned.)
2. Lợn con đã cai sữa. (The piglet has been weaned.)
3. Bà mẹ vừa mới cai sữa cho con. (The mother has just weaned her baby.)

Advanced Usage:

The term can also be used metaphorically to describe the process of helping someone become independent from something they relied on, not just in terms of milk but in other contexts as well. For example, it could refer to someone weaning off a habit or dependence on a particular substance.

Word Variants:

• Cai: to stop or to wean.
• Sữa: milk.

Different Meanings:

While "cai sữa" specifically refers to weaning from milk, the word "cai" can also be used in other contexts to indicate stopping or quitting something, such as "cai thuốc" (to quit smoking) or "cai rượu" (to stop drinking alcohol).

Synonyms:

• Ngưng cho bú: to stop breastfeeding.
• Cắt sữa: to cut off milk (another way to express weaning).

Academic

1. To wean
   • em nhỏ đã cai sữa
     the baby has been weaned
   • lợn con đã cai sữa
     a weaned pigling
   • bà mẹ vừa mới cai sữa cho con
     the mother has just weaned her baby