| 单词 | milk name |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmilk name milk name n. [after Chinese nǎimíng < nǎi breasts, milk; to breastfeed + míng name] a name given to a Chinese child at one month old, later superseded by more formal names but occasionally used, esp. as an endearment. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > naming > name or appellation > [noun] > name given to a child or baby milk name1836 baby name1851 1836 J. F. Davis Chinese I. vii. 288 The birth of a son is of course an occasion of great rejoicing; the family or surname is first given, and then the ‘milk name’, which is generally some diminutive of endearment. 1911 J. D. Ball Chinese at Home vii. 75 The milk name..clings to him or her through life, being used by parents, relatives, and most intimate friends, as well as by superiors. 1975 O. Sela Bengali Inheritance iii. 23 His milk name had been Chan Yan-Wo, and at school he had changed it to Richard.., the first step in accepting Western ways. 1989 A. Tan Joy Luck Club 274 She has just called my father ‘Little Wild Goose’. It must be his baby milk name, the name used to discourage ghosts from stealing children. < as lemmas |
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