Definitions

1. 1. lit. an old ox licking its calf (idiom)
2. 2. fig. (of parents) to dote on one's children

Components

• 老 lǎo – prefix 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
• 牛 Niú – surname Niu
• 舐 shì – to lick
• 犊 dú – calf