bố dượng
Definition
- Noun:
- Stepfather: A man who is married to one's mother but is not one's biological father. This is the most common and direct translation for "bố dượng."
- Father-in-law (archaic/contextual): In some older or specific regional contexts, it can sometimes refer to a father-in-law, though this usage is now rare and "bố chồng" or "bố vợ" are standard.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Bố dượng của tôi rất tốt bụng. (My stepfather is very kind.)
- Sau khi mẹ tái hôn, tôi có một bố dượng. (After my mother remarried, I got a stepfather.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "bố dượng" can carry neutral, positive, or negative connotations depending on family dynamics and context. It is a standard, factual term.
- In legal and formal contexts, "cha kế" is a more formal synonym for stepfather.
Variants and Related Words
- Bố đẻ (n): Biological father.
- Bố đẻ tôi là bác sĩ. (My biological father is a doctor.)
- Bố nuôi (n): Adoptive father.
- Tôi rất yêu quý bố nuôi của mình. (I love my adoptive father very much.)
- Cha kế (n): Formal term for stepfather.
- Giấy tờ cần ghi rõ tên cha kế. (The documents need to clearly state the stepfather's name.)
Synonyms
- Stepfather: A man married to one's mother.
- Stepparent: A more general term for a parent who is not biologically related.
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Con chồng, con vợ, con bố dượng, con mẹ kế: A phrase describing the complex relationships in a blended or reconstituted family, highlighting the potential for step-relationships.
- Gia đình hiện đại đôi khi có đủ "con chồng, con vợ, con bố dượng, con mẹ kế". (Modern families sometimes have all the dynamics of "his children, her children, stepfather's children, stepmother's children.")