Definition

1. Noun:
   • Nipple (of a human): The small, raised, often darker area at the tip of the breast, containing the outlets of the milk ducts.
   • Teat (of an animal): The protuberance on the udder or breast of a female mammal, through which milk is drawn by the young.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Em bé ngậm núm vú của mẹ. (The baby sucks on the mother's nipple.)
  • Con bê bú núm vú của bò mẹ. (The calf suckles the cow's teat.)

Advanced Usage

• "Núm vú giả": A pacifier or dummy (for babies).
  • Đứa trẻ ngậm núm vú giả để dễ ngủ. (The child sucks on a pacifier to sleep easily.)

Variants and Related Words

• Đầu vú: A synonym, also meaning nipple or teat.
• Vú: Breast, udder.
• Ti: (Informal, Northern Vietnamese) Breast, often used in "ti mẹ" (mother's breast).

Synonyms

• Teat: (For animals) The protrusion from the udder.
• Nipple: (For humans) The projection at the center of the breast.

Related Phrases

• Cho con bú: To breastfeed.
  • Người mẹ cho con bú bằng núm vú. (The mother breastfeeds the child using her nipple.)

noun

1. teat, tit ; nipple