Definition

1. Noun:
   • Wife of one's grandson: A female relative by marriage, specifically the wife of one's male grandchild (son's son or daughter's son).
   • Wife of one's nephew: A female relative by marriage, specifically the wife of one's brother's son or sister's son.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Cháu dâu của tôi rất hiếu thảo. (My grandson's wife is very filial.)
  • Chị ấy là cháu dâu của ông ấy, vợ của cháu trai ông. (She is his grandson's wife.)
  • Tôi mới gặp cháu dâu của mình, vợ của cháu tôi. (I just met my nephew's wife.)

Advanced Usage

• The term cháu dâu is used from the perspective of the grandparent or the aunt/uncle. The relationship is defined by the marital connection to one's cháu trai (grandson or nephew).
• In Vietnamese kinship terms, cháu dâu contrasts with cháu rể (grandson's/nephew's husband).

Variants and Related Words

• Cháu rể (n): Husband of one's granddaughter or niece.
• Cháu trai (n): Grandson or nephew (male).
• Cháu gái (n): Granddaughter or niece (female).
• Dâu (n): Daughter-in-law (wife of one's son).

Synonyms

• Vợ của cháu trai: Wife of the grandson/nephew. This is a descriptive synonym rather than a single lexical term.

Notes on Meaning

• The meaning of cháu dâu depends on the reference point of cháu. In Vietnamese, cháu can mean either grandchild or niece/nephew. Therefore, cháu dâu can correspondingly mean either "grandson's wife" or "nephew's wife," determined by the family context.
• There is no direct, single-word equivalent in English; it is translated descriptively as "grandson's wife" or "nephew's wife."

1. Wife of one's grandson
2. Wife of one's nephew