Definition

1. Noun (Botany):

   • Mulberry: A type of tree (genus Morus) whose leaves are used to feed silkworms, or the sweet, often dark-colored berry fruit it produces.

2. Noun (Family Relation):

   • Daughter-in-law: The wife of one's son.
   • Bride: A woman on her wedding day or just before and after the event.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Botany):

  • Lá dâu dùng để nuôi tằm. (Mulberry leaves are used to raise silkworms.)
  • Tôi thích ăn quả dâu tây. (I like to eat strawberries.) (Note: 'dâu tây' is a compound for 'strawberry')

• Noun (Family Relation):

  • Cô ấy là dâu cả trong nhà. (She is the eldest daughter-in-law in the family.)
  • Cô dâu trông thật lộng lẫy. (The bride looks gorgeous.)

Advanced Usage

• The word "dâu" is context-dependent. In family conversations, it almost always means "daughter-in-law." In agricultural or culinary contexts, it refers to the mulberry plant or fruit.
• "Con dâu" is a very common and polite term specifically for "daughter-in-law," emphasizing the familial relationship.

Variants and Related Words

• Dâu tây (n): Strawberry (literally "Western mulberry").
• Dâu tằm (n): Mulberry (specifically the plant/fruit for silkworms).
• Nhà dâu (n): The bride's family home or side.
• Rể (n): Son-in-law; bridegroom. Often paired with "dâu."

Synonyms

• Daughter-in-law: A spouse of one's child (son).
• Bride: A woman getting married.
• Mulberry: The tree or its fruit.

Related Idioms and Phrases

• Rước dâu: To fetch the bride (a key wedding ritual where the groom's family goes to bring the bride to the wedding ceremony).
  • Đoàn rước dâu đã đến. (The bridal procession has arrived.)
• Mẹ chồng nàng dâu: Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law (often referring to the complex relationship dynamic).
• Thảo dâu hiền rể: A filial daughter-in-law and a good-natured son-in-law (a phrase praising virtuous in-laws).

noun

1. (Bot) mulberry. bride; daughter-in-law; son's wife
   • cô dâu chú rể
     the bride and the bridegoom