Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Young bud; sprout; germ: The very young, newly emerged part of a plant, such as a bud or shoot.
   • Young child; preschooler: A young child, typically of preschool age. This is the most common modern usage.
   • Hope; future potential: Used metaphorically to represent the young generation, symbolizing hope and the future potential of a community or nation.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những mầm non xanh mơn mởn đang đâm chồi. (The tender green sprouts are budding.)
  • Con tôi đang học ở trường mầm non. (My child is studying at preschool.)
  • Trẻ em là mầm non của đất nước. (Children are the hope / future of the country.)

Advanced Usage

• "lứa tuổi mầm non": preschool age.
  • Giáo dục lứa tuổi mầm non rất quan trọng. (Education at preschool age is very important.)
• "ươm mầm non": to nurture young talent/hope.
  • Ngôi trường này đã ươm mầm non cho nhiều tài năng. (This school has nurtured the seeds of many talents.)

Variants and Related Words

• Mẫu giáo (noun): Kindergarten (often used interchangeably with 'mầm non' for the educational level).
• Non nớt (adjective): Very young, tender, immature (describing age or experience).
• Mầm (noun): Sprout, germ, seed (the core element from which something grows).

Synonyms

• Trẻ em: Children (general term).
• Trẻ nhỏ: Young children, little ones.
• Măng non: Young bamboo shoot (a very similar metaphor for the young generation).

Related Phrases / Idioms

• "Mầm non tương lai": The future's hope; the young generation who are the future.
  • Chúng ta cần chăm sóc những mầm non tương lai của dân tộc. (We need to take care of the nation's future hope.)

noun

1. hope