Definition

1. Noun:
   • Newly-born infant, baby: Refers specifically to a very young baby, typically a newborn or infant in the earliest stage of life.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Hài nhi ngủ rất say. (The newborn infant is sleeping very soundly.)
  • Cô ấy chăm sóc hài nhi rất cẩn thận. (She takes care of the baby very carefully.)
  • Tiếng khóc của hài nhi vang lên trong phòng. (The cry of the infant echoed in the room.)

Advanced Usage

• Literary/Formal Context: The word "hài nhi" is often used in literary, formal, or poetic contexts rather than in everyday conversation. In daily speech, words like "em bé", "trẻ sơ sinh", or "đứa bé" are more common.
  • Hài nhi chào đời trong đêm Giáng Sinh. (The infant was born on Christmas night.)

Variants and Related Words

• Trẻ sơ sinh (n): Newborn. This is a more standard, neutral term.
• Em bé (n): Baby. A very common and general term.
• Đứa trẻ (n): Child. A general term for a child.
• Nhi đồng (n): Young children, childhood. Refers to the stage of being a young child.

Synonyms

• Trẻ thơ: Young child, infant (also has a poetic/literary nuance).
• Bé thơ: Little baby, infant (affectionate and slightly poetic).

Related Phrases

• Tuổi hài nhi: Infancy, babyhood.
  • Nó ghi lại những kỷ niệm thời tuổi hài nhi. (He recorded memories from his infancy.)

Related Idioms

• "Hồn nhiên như trẻ thơ": To be innocent like a child. (Note: This idiom uses "trẻ thơ", a related term, not "hài nhi" directly, but it expresses a similar conceptual realm of infancy and innocence.)

1. newly-born infant