tuổi tôi
Definition
- Noun:
- A child's first full year of age: The specific period when a child completes twelve months of life, marking the first birthday. This term is traditionally used to denote this precise milestone in early childhood.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Cháu bé sắp được đầy tuổi tôi. (The baby is about to reach his/her first full year.)
- Ngày mai cháu đầy tuổi tôi. (Tomorrow, the child will be exactly twelve months old.)
- Đầy tuổi tôi thì cai sữa. (Upon reaching the first full year, [the child] is weaned.)
Advanced Usage
- The term "tuổi tôi" is archaic and rarely used in modern everyday Vietnamese. It is found in classical literature, folk sayings, or historical contexts.
- It specifically denotes the completion of the twelve-month cycle. Subsequent birthdays are not referred to with this term.
Variants and Related Words
- Đầy tuổi tôi (phrase): To reach the age of exactly twelve months; to celebrate the first birthday.
- Lễ mừng đầy tuổi tôi. (A celebration for the first birthday.)
- Đầy năm (phrase): A more common modern phrase meaning "full one year old."
- Cháu bé đã đầy năm. (The baby is already one year old.)
Synonyms
- First birthday: The anniversary of being born, marking one year of age.
- Twelve months of age: A precise description of the time period.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "tuổi tôi", the concept is embedded in traditional customs, such as the "Lễ thôi nôi" (the first birthday celebration ritual where the child chooses an object to predict their future career).