Definitions

1. Noun:
   • Childcare, child-rearing: The act or process of caring for and raising a child, encompassing feeding, nurturing, and general care.
   • Puericulture: A specialized, scientific term for the study and practice of child hygiene, health, and development, especially in the early years.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Công việc nuôi trẻ đòi hỏi rất nhiều sự kiên nhẫn và tình yêu thương. (The work of child-rearing requires a lot of patience and love.)
  • Khoa nuôi trẻ tại bệnh viện nghiên cứu về dinh dưỡng và sự phát triển của trẻ sơ sinh. (The puericulture department at the hospital researches infant nutrition and development.)

Advanced Usage

• "Khoa nuôi trẻ": This is a fixed compound noun meaning "Department of Puericulture" or "Childcare Department." It specifically refers to a medical or academic department focused on the science of child health and development.

Variants and Related Words

• Nuôi dạy trẻ (v/n): To bring up/upbringing of a child. This compound emphasizes both the physical care () and the education/training () of a child.
• Chăm sóc trẻ em (v/n): Childcare. A more general term for the act of looking after children.
• Nhi khoa (n): Pediatrics. The branch of medicine dealing with children's health and diseases.

Synonyms

• Chăm trẻ: To look after/take care of a child (general care).
• Trông trẻ: To babysit/watch over a child (often temporary).

Related Phrases

• Phương pháp nuôi trẻ: Child-rearing methods.
• Sách hướng dẫn nuôi trẻ: Childcare guidebook.

1. Khoa nuôi trẻ
2. Puericulture