乳名

rǔmíng

noun #87,720

Meanings

HSK 2

奶奶还叫我的乳名。

Nǎinai hái jiào wǒ de rǔmíng.

Grandma still calls me by my baby name.

HSK 5

古代的孩子先有乳名，上学后才取学名。

Gǔdài de háizi xiān yǒu rǔmíng, shàngxué hòu cái qǔ xuémíng.

In ancient times a child first had a milk name and was given a formal name only on starting school.

usage

乳名 is the written, slightly literary word. In speech people say 小名 or 奶名. 乳 means milk, so it is the name of a child still at the breast.

乳 rǔ

名 míng