Dictionary

colostrum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈlɑstɹəm/ (General-American, dialectal) of Canada
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• /kəˈlɒstɹəm/ (New-Zealand)
• [kəˈlɔ̟stɹəm] (New-Zealand)
• /kəˈlɔstɹəm/ (Australia)
• /kəˈlɒstɹəm/ (Canada, dialectal) of the US
• /kəˈlɒstɹəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colostrum, of uncertain origin.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
   • This valuable fluid—colostrum—plays a number of important biological roles, including helping improve an infant's immune system. Nevertheless, many humans intuitively perceive colostrum as “sour milk,” which should not be given to infants. Other species do not make this serious mistake. 2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 16, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
   • The researchers isolated the antibodies from the cow's colostrum, the first milk produced after birth, which has very high antibody concentrations. They gave these antibodies, extracted from the colostrum, to 10 volunteers and gave another 10 volunteers extracts from colostrum of cows that were not immunized against the traveler's diarrhea bacteria. 1988 May 17, Gina Kolata, “For Travelers, Milk From Immunized Cows”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
2. (uncountable, usually) A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.

Forms

Deriveds

colostrous · colostric

Synonyms

green milk · first milk · fore-milk · beestings

Translations (113)

sh mljȅzīvo (a form of milk) · mk сереј (a form of milk) · fa ماک (a form of milk) · it colostro (a form of milk) · kk уыз (a form of milk) · as ফেঁহু (a form of milk) · ki gĩthana (a form of milk) · ta சீம்பால் (a form of milk) · hy դալ (a form of milk) · nb råmelk (a form of milk) · pl młodziwo (a form of milk) · oc colòstrum (a form of milk) · ro coraslă (a form of milk) · ca calostre (a form of milk) · hi पीयूष (a form of milk) · mk серај (a form of milk) · hu előtej (a form of milk) · vi sữa non (a form of milk) · fa زهک (a form of milk) · grc πυός (a form of milk) · alt уус сӱт (a form of milk) · mn уураг (a form of milk) · kmr jek (a form of milk) · pl siara (a form of milk) · ko 초유 (a form of milk) · cmn 初乳 (a form of milk) · gl formigo (a form of milk) · bg кола́стра (a form of milk) · nl biest (a form of milk) · hi खीस (a form of milk) · eu oritz (a form of milk) · az ağız (a form of milk) · izh kokkomaito (a form of milk) · is broddur (a form of milk) · la colostrum (a form of milk) · rif adxes (a form of milk) · az bulama (a form of milk) · es calostro (a form of milk) · cu млѣзиво (a form of milk) · mr चीक (a form of milk) · my နို့ရည်ကြည် (a form of milk) · izh pihkamaito (a form of milk) · fy bjist (a form of milk) · te జున్ను (a form of milk) · ug ئوغۇز (a form of milk) · fa شیرماک (a form of milk) · ar لَبَأ (a form of milk) · nn råmjølk (a form of milk) · sh мле̏зӣво (a form of milk) · de Kolostrum (a form of milk) · fi ternimaito (a form of milk) · ky ууз (a form of milk) · grc πυριάτη (a form of milk) · be мало́дзіва (a form of milk) · izh juustomaito (a form of milk) · cs kolostrum (a form of milk) · sl mlezivo (a form of milk) · sv råmjölk (a form of milk) · ga gruth buí (a form of milk) · hy խիժ (a form of milk) · hu kolosztrum (a form of milk) · nb råmjølk (a form of milk) · kmr axuz (a form of milk) · ba ыуыҙ (a form of milk) · fo oskamjólk (a form of milk) · ckb ژەک (a form of milk) · cy llaeth tor (a form of milk) · fa پله (a form of milk) · nl colostrum (a form of milk) · dsb sera (a form of milk) · mt liba (a form of milk) · gl costro (a form of milk) · he קולוסטרום (a form of milk) · hi नवदुग्ध (a form of milk) · uk моло́зиво (a form of milk) · de Vormilch (a form of milk) · cs mlezivo (a form of milk) · fo rámjólk (a form of milk) · el πρωτόγαλα (a form of milk) · uz ogʻizsut (a form of milk) · sh мље̏зӣво (a form of milk) · ro colastră (a form of milk) · ja 初乳 (a form of milk) · dsb serawa (a form of milk) · alt уус (a form of milk) · ota شمه (a form of milk) · fa فرشه (a form of milk) · et ternespiim (a form of milk) · ru моло́зиво (a form of milk) · fr colostrum (a form of milk) · pnt ταραχτόν (a form of milk) · tt угыз (a form of milk) · fa آغوز (a form of milk) · cy cynlaeth (a form of milk) · da råmælk (a form of milk) · ota اغوز (a form of milk) · fur caiostre (a form of milk) · pt colostro (a form of milk) · tr ağız (a form of milk) · de Biest (a form of milk) · hy խեժ (a form of milk) · tk ovuz (a form of milk) · ml ചീമ്പാൽ (a form of milk) · sk mledzivo (a form of milk) · is broddmjólk (a form of milk) · pl mleziwo (a form of milk) · kmr firo (a form of milk) · sq kulloshtër (a form of milk) · de Biestmilch (a form of milk) · nl voormelk (a form of milk) · sh mlȅzīvo (a form of milk) · de Erstmilch (a form of milk) · orv молозиво (a form of milk)