Definition

1. Noun:
   • Daughter-in-law and daughter (generally speaking): "dâu con" is a colloquial term used to refer collectively to one's daughters and daughters-in-law. It emphasizes the familial bond, often treating the daughter-in-law as if she were one's own daughter.
   • Daughters of the family (including those by marriage): The term broadly encompasses all young women considered part of the immediate family, both by birth and by marriage.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Bà cụ có ba người dâu con đều rất hiếu thảo. (The old lady has three daughters/daughters-in-law who are all very filial.)
  • Trong nhà tôi, các dâu con đều sống rất hòa thuận. (In my house, the daughters and daughters-in-law all live together very harmoniously.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "dâu con" inherently carries a tone of endearment, closeness, and inclusivity. It is used to express that daughters-in-law are loved and treated as true daughters within the family.
  • Bà ấy coi các con dâu như dâu con ruột của mình. (She treats her daughters-in-law as her own birth daughters.)

Variants and Related Words

• Con dâu (n): Daughter-in-law. This is the standard, non-colloquial term for a son's wife.
  • Con dâu tôi là một bác sĩ. (My daughter-in-law is a doctor.)
• Con gái (n): Daughter.
  • Con gái tôi năm nay học lớp 5. (My daughter is in 5th grade this year.)

Synonyms

• Con cái (n): Children, offspring. (This is a broader term including sons and daughters.)
• Các con (n): The children. (A general term for one's children.)

Notes on Meaning

• The term "dâu con" is primarily used in spoken Vietnamese (khẩu ngữ). It reflects a traditional Vietnamese cultural value where the distinction between biological children and children through marriage is softened within the family unit.
• It does not have a direct, single-word equivalent in English, requiring a phrase like "daughters and daughters-in-law" or "the girls of the family" for translation, depending on context.

1. (khẩu ngữ) Daughter in law and daughter (nói khái quát)