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奶爸

nǎibà
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 stay-at-home dad
  2. 2 hands-on father (who handles feeding and childcare)

Examples

他当了两年奶爸,孩子特别黏他。
Tā dāng le liǎng nián nǎibà, háizi tèbié nián tā.
He's been a stay-at-home dad for two years, and the kid is super attached to him.
现在奶爸越来越多,爸爸带娃很正常。
Xiànzài nǎibà yuèláiyuè duō, bàba dài wá hěn zhèngcháng.
There are more and more hands-on dads now — fathers raising kids is totally normal.

Tips

culture
奶 (milk, to feed) + 爸 (dad) — literally 'feeding dad'. Counterpart to 奶妈 (wet nurse/bottle-feeding mom). A modern, positive label reflecting shifting gender norms in parenting.
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Casual, affectionate. Common in parenting media, baby product marketing, and everyday chat.

Stroke Order

奶 nǎi
爸 bà