tã lót
Definition
- Noun:
- Diaper; nappy: A piece of soft, absorbent material wrapped around a baby's bottom and between its legs to absorb and contain urine and feces.
- Swaddling clothes; infant linen (archaic/formal): In a broader or more traditional sense, cloths or garments used for wrapping or clothing a newborn infant.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Mẹ thay tã lót cho em bé. (The mother changes the diaper for the baby.)
- Cần mua thêm tã lót sơ sinh. (We need to buy more newborn diapers/swaddling clothes.)
- Tã lót vải có thể giặt và tái sử dụng. (Cloth diapers can be washed and reused.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in formal or commercial contexts, such as "đồ tã lót" (diapering supplies) or "dịch vụ giao tã lót" (diaper delivery service).
Variants and Related Words
- Tã giấy (n): Disposable diaper.
- Tã giấy rất tiện lợi khi đi du lịch. (Disposable diapers are very convenient for travel.)
- Tã vải (n): Cloth diaper.
- Nhiều bố mẹ chọn dùng tã vải để thân thiện với môi trường. (Many parents choose to use cloth diapers to be environmentally friendly.)
- Miếng lót sơ sinh (n): Newborn diaper insert or pad.
Synonyms
- Diaper / Nappy: The standard terms for the absorbent garment.
- Swaddling clothes: Traditional strips of cloth used to wrap an infant.
Related Idioms
- While there are no direct idioms with "tã lót," the concept appears in sayings about infancy and care, such as "từ thuở nằm trong tã" (from the time one was in diapers), meaning from a very young age.