ân nhi

Ân nhi đang chơi đùa cùng cha mẹ nuôi trong vườn.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • Foster child: A child who is raised and cared for by someone who is not their biological parent, typically through a formal or informal fostering arrangement.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Gia đình họ nhận một bé gái làm ân nhi. (Their family took in a little girl as a foster child.)
  • Cô ấy chăm sóc đứa ân nhi như con đẻ. (She cares for the foster child as if it were her own.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is formal and carries a connotation of grace or charity, implying the act of fostering is a benevolent deed. It is less common in everyday speech than terms like "con nuôi."

Variants and Related Words

• Con nuôi (n): This is the more common, neutral term for an adopted or foster child.
  • Hai đứa trẻ là con nuôi của họ. (The two children are their adopted children.)

Synonyms

• Foster child: A child raised by non-biological parents.
• Ward: A person, especially a child, placed under the protection of a guardian.

Related Idioms

• : This idiom about repaying kindness is conceptually related, as caring for a foster child is often seen as an act of profound kindness.
  • Nhận ân nhi là một hành động của ân đền nghĩa trả. (Taking in a foster child is an act of repaying kindness.)