Definition

1. Noun:
   • New-born's faeces: The first faeces passed by a newborn baby. This substance is typically thick, sticky, and dark green to black in colour.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Em bé mới sinh đã ị ra cứt xu. (The newborn baby has passed its first faeces.)
  • Cứt xu thường có màu xanh đen và rất dính. (New-born's faeces is usually blackish-green and very sticky.)
  • Bác sĩ nói việc thải ra cứt xu chứng tỏ hệ tiêu hóa của bé đang hoạt động tốt. (The doctor said that passing the first faeces shows the baby's digestive system is working well.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is almost exclusively used in the context of infant care and paediatrics. It is a specific, technical term for a biological process in newborns.

Variants and Related Words

• Phân su: This is the formal, medical term in Vietnamese for "meconium," which is synonymous with .
  • Y tá kiểm tra xem bé đã thải phân su chưa. (The nurse checked if the baby had passed meconium.)

Synonyms

• Meconium: The formal medical term in English for a newborn's first faeces.

Notes on Usage

• is a common, informal term used in everyday speech, especially among parents and caregivers. The formal equivalent is .
• It refers specifically to the initial bowel movements in the first few days after birth, not to a baby's regular faeces afterwards.

noun

1. New-born's faeces