Terrence Howard and Wife Mira Welcome Baby Boy—Find Out His Unique and Meaningful Name!

Empire star also opens up about how he's helping take care of the breastfeeding newborn!

Empire's Terrence Howard is a daddy!

The 46-year-old actor and his wife Mira welcomed a baby boy four weeks ago, he told Access Hollywood at the Monte Carlo TV Festival in Monaco. Terrence's little guy is named Qirin Love, and as the newborn's proud dad explained, his first name is derived from the qilin, a mythic Chinese creature, which is believed to be a good omen signifying prosperity or sincerity.

This is the first child for Terrence and Mila, who married in late 2013, and the fourth for the actor, who has three kids from a previous marriage. The newest member of the Howard family is doing great, too! As Qirin's dad put it, "He's beautiful and strong and a whirlwind and my wife is so happy."

Terrence is doing his part to help out with the couple's breastfeeding newborn. "[Mira] has to be up with all throughout the day. I wasn't born with boobs, I've started growing some recently," he said with a laugh.

As Terrence told Access Hollywood, who was first to report the news of Qirin's birth, Mira "has the boobage and nurses him during the day. So, I pull night duty, so that she can sleep and I keep him with me and will take some of the pre-pumped, you know, breast cheese, whatever you call it."

That some interesting lingo, but props to Terrence for being such a hands-on daddy! Congratulations, again, to the Empire star and his wife on baby Qirin!