老来得子

Traditional: 老來得子

lǎo lái dé zǐ

Dictionary entry

to have a child late in life (esp. said of a father)

What does 老来得子 mean?

老来得子 (lǎo lái dé zǐ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to have a child late in life (esp. said of a father)

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老lǎoprefix used before the surname of a person or a numeral indicating the order of birth of the children in a family or to indicate affection or familiarity · old (of people)来láito come · (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)得déto obtain · to get 子zǐson · child

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老来得子

lǎo lái dé zǐ

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