móm

Một cụ già móm cười rất hiền hậu.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Toothless, lacking teeth: Describes a person, typically elderly, who has lost many or all of their teeth.
   • Worn-out, dilapidated: Describes an object, such as a tool or building, that is old, broken down, and in a state of disrepair.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (toothless):
  • Ông cụ đã móm nên chỉ ăn được cháo. (The old man is toothless, so he can only eat porridge.)
• Adjective (worn-out):
  • Cái cày này móm rồi, không dùng được nữa. (This plow is worn-out and can't be used anymore.)

Advanced Usage

• The word can be used metaphorically to imply something is ineffective or past its prime, similar to the English idiom "long in the tooth."
  • Ý tưởng của dự án đó nghe có vẻ hơi móm. (The idea for that project sounds a bit worn-out.)

Variants and Related Words

• Móm mém (adj): An intensified form, emphasizing a state of being completely toothless or extremely dilapidated.
  • Bà ấy cười để lộ hàm răng móm mém. (She smiled, revealing her completely toothless gums.)

Synonyms

• Toothless: Having no teeth.
• Edentulous: (Medical term) Lacking teeth.
• Dilapidated: In a state of disrepair or ruin.
• Decrepit: Worn out or broken down from age or use.

Related Idioms

• Cười móm mém: To smile a toothless smile.
  • Bà ngoại cười móm mém khi thấy các cháu. (Grandmother gave a toothless smile when she saw her grandchildren.)