# đẻ meaning in Vietnamese: to give birth (A2)

> đẻ means “to give birth, to have (a baby)” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/de-give-birth/ · Updated 2026-10-18

**đẻ**: give birth

Level: A2 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: de

## 1. give birth (verb)

to give birth, to have (a baby)

Plain and casual, and used for animals too; for a person, *sinh* is more polite.

- Con mèo nhà tôi mới đẻ. — Our cat has just had kittens.
- Chị ấy mới đẻ con gái. — She's just had a baby girl.

casual · to recognize

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