Korean word

친아들

Pronunciation

Romanizationchinadeul

Meaning

  • nounbiological son

Example

그녀는 친아들을 학교에 데려갔어요.keu nyeo neun chi na deu reul hak kkyo e te ryeo ga sseo yo

She took her biological son to school.

Illustration for 친아들 (biological son)

More examples

그녀는 DNA 검사로 그가 친아들인지 확인했다.keu nyeo neun DNA keom sa ro keu ga chi na deu rin ji hwa gin haet tta

She used a DNA test to confirm whether he was her biological son.

Core concept

A son connected to the parent by birth, not through adoption or another non-biological relationship.

Common phrases

  • 친아들을 낳다chi na deu reul na ta

    give birth to a biological son

  • 친아들을 키우다chi na deu reul ki u da

    raise a biological son

  • 친아들과 만나다chi na deul gwa man na da

    meet a biological son

Similar words

아들adeul: A male child in a parent's family.
친자식chinjasik: A child born to a parent.
양아들yangadeul: A male child adopted into a family as a son.

Definition in Korean

혈연 관계가 분명한 부모의 아들을 가리키는 말.hyeo ryeon kwan gye ga pun myeong han pu mo ui a deu reul ka ri ki neun mal

Word origin

It combines a Sino-Korean prefix marking a direct or biological family relationship with the native Korean word for son.

Usage tips

  • This word is useful when a conversation needs to make the birth relationship clear rather than simply identify someone as a son.

Opposites

  • 양자yangjaadopted childnoun
  • 양아들yangadeuladopted sonnoun

Related words

  • 친자chinjabiological childnoun
  • 친부chinbubiological fathernoun
  • 친모chinmobiological mothernoun

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