khát sữa

Thân thiện

Trẻ sơ sinh khát sữa và đang khóc.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Thirsty for milk (of a baby): Describes the state of a baby or young child who is hungry and wants to breastfeed or drink milk.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Em bé đang khóc vì khát sữa. (The baby is crying because it is thirsty for milk.)
  • Con khát sữa rồi, mẹ ơi! (I'm thirsty for milk, mom!)
  • Tiếng khóc khát sữa của trẻ sơ sinh rất dễ nhận ra. (The hungry cry of a newborn baby is very recognizable.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "khát sữa" is almost exclusively used to describe the natural hunger of infants and very young children for breast milk or formula. It is a specific, physiological state.
• It can be used metaphorically in literature or poetic language to describe an intense, fundamental desire or need for something nurturing, though this is less common.

Variants and Related Words

• Đói sữa: A near-synonym meaning "hungry for milk." While "khát sữa" emphasizes the thirst/desire, "đói sữa" emphasizes the hunger/need. They are often used interchangeably.
• Thèm bú: Means "to crave/desire to suckle." This phrase focuses more on the action of breastfeeding itself.

Synonyms

• Đói bụng (của trẻ con): Hungry (of a child). This is a more general term for hunger.
• Muốn bú: Wants to breastfeed.

Related Idioms

• Khát sữa mẹ: Literally "thirsty for mother's milk." This emphasizes the connection to breastfeeding and maternal nurturing. It can be used in a broader cultural sense to describe a longing for one's roots or origins.
  • Dù đi xa, anh ấy vẫn khát sữa mẹ quê hương. (Even though he is far away, he still yearns for the "mother's milk" of his homeland.)

Học thuật

1. Thirsty for milk (of a baby)