Definition

1. Noun:
   • Pregnant woman: A woman who is expecting a baby; a woman during the period from conception to childbirth.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Các thai phụ cần được chăm sóc sức khỏe đặc biệt. (Pregnant women need special health care.)
  • Khu vực này ưu tiên chỗ ngồi cho người già và thai phụ. (This area prioritizes seating for the elderly and pregnant women.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "thai phụ" is a formal and medical term. It is commonly used in healthcare, official documents, and polite or clinical contexts.

Variants and Related Words

• Sản phụ (n): A woman during childbirth or immediately after; a parturient woman.

  • Sản phụ được theo dõi cẩn thận sau khi sinh. (The parturient woman is monitored carefully after delivery.)

• Phụ nữ mang thai (n phr): A more common, descriptive phrase meaning "pregnant woman."

  • Phụ nữ mang thai nên tránh một số loại thực phẩm. (Pregnant women should avoid certain foods.)

Synonyms

• Expectant mother: A woman who is pregnant.
• Gravida: A medical term for a pregnant woman.

Related Idioms

• Mang nặng đẻ đau: An idiom meaning "to carry heavy, give birth in pain," referring to the hardships of pregnancy and childbirth.
  • Công ơn cha mẹ, nhất là mẹ mang nặng đẻ đau, thật to lớn. (Parents' merit, especially the mother's hardship in pregnancy and childbirth, is immense.)