離乳食(りにゅうしょく)

りにゅうしょく
noun
baby food; weaning food
food
1. baby food; weaning food
Soft or pureed food given to infants as they transition from breast milk or formula to solid food, typically starting around 5-6 months of age.
離乳食(りにゅうしょく)を始(はじ)めた。
We started weaning food.
離乳食(りにゅうしょく)は手作(てづく)りしている。
I make the baby food by hand.
生後(せいご)5か月(げつ)ごろから離乳食(りにゅうしょく)を少(すこ)しずつ与(あた)えていく。
From around five months after birth, you gradually introduce weaning food.

離乳食(りにゅうしょく) literally means "weaning food" — 離乳(りにゅう) (weaning) + 食(しょく) (food). In Japan, 離乳食(りにゅうしょく) typically progresses through stages from smooth purees to chunkier textures.

Common collocations

  • 離乳食(りにゅうしょく)を始(はじ)める (to start weaning food)
  • 離乳食(りにゅうしょく)を作(つく)る (to make baby food)
  • 離乳食(りにゅうしょく)レシピ (baby food recipes)
  • 離乳食(りにゅうしょく)の進(すす)め方(かた) (how to introduce weaning food)

Usage

This is an essential parenting vocabulary word in Japan. Japanese bookstores have entire sections dedicated to 離乳食(りにゅうしょく) cookbooks and guides. The word appears constantly in parenting magazines, pediatric clinic pamphlets, and online parenting forums.

Related Words

Compare: 幼児食(ようじしょく) (toddler food)
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