Definition

1. Noun:
   • Milk: A white liquid produced by female mammals to feed their young. Commonly refers to cow's milk or other animal milk consumed as food.
   • Latex / Milky sap: A white, milky fluid secreted by certain plants, often when cut or broken.
   • "Milky" stage in grains: The soft, starchy, milk-like substance inside developing grains like rice.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Em bé thích uống sữa. (The baby likes to drink milk.)
  • Cây cao su tiết ra sữa. (The rubber tree secretes a milky sap.)
  • Lúa đang thời kỳ ngậm sữa. (The rice is in the "milky" filling stage.)

Advanced Usage

• "sữa non": colostrum (the first milk produced after childbirth).

  • Sữa non rất giàu kháng thể. (Colostrum is very rich in antibodies.)

• "răng sữa": milk tooth, baby tooth.

  • Đứa trẻ đang thay răng sữa. (The child is losing their baby teeth.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sữa mẹ (n): mother's milk, breast milk.

  • Sữa mẹ là thức ăn tốt nhất cho trẻ sơ sinh. (Breast milk is the best food for newborns.)

• Sữa bột (n): powdered milk, formula.

  • Pha sữa bột với nước ấm. (Mix powdered milk with warm water.)

• Sữa chua (n): yogurt.

  • Sữa chua có lợi cho tiêu hóa. (Yogurt is beneficial for digestion.)

• Sữa đặc (n): condensed milk.

  • Sữa đặc có đường. (Sweetened condensed milk.)

Synonyms

• Milk: The nutrient-rich liquid (primary meaning).
• Latex: The milky plant secretion.
• Emulsion: A mixture resembling milk (in some scientific contexts).

Related Idioms

• Trắng như sữa: As white as milk.

  • Làn da của cô ấy trắng như sữa. (Her skin is as white as milk.)

• Mắt phải giữ sữa: (Literally: The right eye must keep the milk) An old saying implying a mother must be careful and protective of her child.

  • Người mẹ luôn nhớ câu "mắt phải giữ sữa". (The mother always remembers the saying about being vigilant.)

noun

1. milk
   • sữa mẹ
     mother's milk
   • sữa bột
     powdered milk