Definition

1. Verb:
   • To bottle-feed: The primary meaning of "nuôi bộ" is to feed an infant with milk or formula from a bottle, typically as a substitute for or in addition to breastfeeding.
   • To raise on artificial feeding: It refers to the method of nurturing a newborn or infant using prepared food or formula instead of maternal breast milk.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Vì mẹ không đủ sữa nên phải nuôi bộ em bé từ sớm. (Because the mother didn't have enough milk, the baby had to be bottle-fed from an early age.)
  • Cháu bé được nuôi bộ hoàn toàn bằng sữa công thức. (The child is being raised entirely on formula milk via bottle-feeding.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "nuôi bộ" specifically highlights the of feeding (using a bottle and artificial milk/formula) and often implies a contrast with natural breastfeeding ("bú mẹ"). It can carry a nuance of necessity due to the mother's lack of milk or other circumstances.

Variants and Related Words

• Bú bình (v): This is a more common, colloquial synonym for "nuôi bộ," meaning to drink/eat from a bottle.
  • Em bé thích bú bình hơn. (The baby prefers the bottle.)
• Nuôi bằng sữa ngoài (v): A more descriptive phrase meaning "to raise using formula/milk other than mother's milk."

Synonyms

• Bottle-feed: To feed an infant using a bottle.
• Formula-feed: To feed an infant with manufactured formula milk.

Related Idioms

• While "nuôi bộ" itself is not typically part of idioms, the concept relates to phrases about child-rearing methods, such as the contrast between "nuôi bằng sữa mẹ" (to breastfeed) and "nuôi bằng sữa ngoài" (to formula-feed).

1. Bottle-feed (a baby), bring up on the bottle