nghĩa tử

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Adopted child: A child who is legally and socially recognized as one's own, but is not biologically related. This term emphasizes the formal, ethical bond of the parent-child relationship created through adoption.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình họ đối xử với cậu bé như một nghĩa tử thực sự. (Their family treats the boy as a true adopted child.)
  • Ông ấy đã nhận đứa trẻ mồ côi làm nghĩa tử. (He took the orphan child as his adopted child.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nghĩa tử" carries a strong connotation of duty, morality, and deep affection within the adoptive relationship, often highlighting the conscious choice to form a family bond.

Variants and Related Words

• Con nuôi (n): Foster child, adopted child. This is a more common and general term.

  • Họ có hai người con nuôi. (They have two adopted children.)

• Nhận làm con nuôi (v): To adopt (a child).

  • Họ quyết định nhận đứa bé làm con nuôi. (They decided to adopt the child.)

Synonyms

• Adopted child: A child who has been legally adopted.
• Adoptee: A person who has been adopted.

Related Idioms

• Nghĩa tử là nghĩa tận: (Literally: The bond of an adopted child is the ultimate bond.) An idiom expressing that the moral duty and deep affection in an adoptive relationship can be as complete and profound as any biological bond.
  • Dù không cùng huyết thống, nhưng nghĩa tử là nghĩa tận. (Even though they are not related by blood, the bond of an adopted child is the ultimate bond.)