奶

nǎi

mother

variant of 奶[nai3]

woman (女) + sound (乃) = mother, grandmother

女 anchors the meaning in womanhood and maternal care. 乃 contributes the nǎi sound rather than a meaning here.

女+乃→奶

乃An ancient character meaning 'then'Phonetic

女WomanSemantic

配方奶

pèi fāng nǎi

formula (milk)

酸奶

suān nǎi

yogurt

酸奶油

suān nǎi yóu

sour cream

酸奶节

suān nǎi jié

Lhasa Shoton festival or yogurt banquet, from first of July of Tibetan calendar

阿奶

ā nǎi

granny

喂奶

wèi nǎi

to breast-feed

马奶酒

mǎ nǎi jiǔ

kumis

鲜奶

xiān nǎi

fresh milk

鲜奶油

xiān nǎi yóu

cream

下奶

xià nǎi

to produce milk; to lactate

二奶

èr nǎi

mistress

人造奶油

rén zào nǎi yóu

margarine