milk en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /mɛlk/ (Canada, Inland-Northern-American, uncommon)
- (US) audio
- mĭlk
- /milk/ (Southern-US, uncommon)
- /mɪlk/
- (UK) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ-der. Proto-Germanic *meluks Proto-West Germanic *meluk Old English meolc Middle English milk English milk From Middle English milk, mylk, melk, mulc, from Old English meolc, meoluc (“milk”), from Proto-West Germanic *meluk (“milk”), from Proto-Germanic *meluks (“milk”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (“milk, to milk”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian molke (“milk”), Dutch melk (“milk”), Dutch Low Saxon melk (“milk”), German Milch (“milk”), German Low German Melk (“milk”), Yiddish מילך (milkh, “milk”), Danish mælk (“milk”), Faroese and Icelandic mjólk (“milk”), Norn *mjølk (“milk”), Norwegian Bokmål melk, mjølk (“milk”), Norwegian Nynorsk mjølk (“milk”), Swedish mjölk (“milk”), Gothic 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (miluks, “milk”), Greek αμέλγω (amélgo, “to milk”), Albanian mjel (“to milk”), Latvian malks, Lithuanian malkas, Belarusian малако́ (malakó, “milk”), Bulgarian мля́ко (mljáko, “milk”), Czech mléko, Macedonian мле́ко (mléko, “milk”), Polish mleko (“milk”), Russian and Ukrainian молоко́ (molokó, “milk”), Serbo-Croatian mlijéko (“milk”), Slovak mlieko (“milk”), Slovene mlẹ́ko (“milk”), Welsh blith, Tocharian A malke.
Meanings
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(uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals, especially cows, it is also called dairy milk and is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt.
In the West it's fairly normal to drink milk in various forms into adulthood.
2017, Adam Rutherford, A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived, The Experiment, →ISBN, page 75:Different milks have varying amounts of fats, proteins, and lactose, and arguments abound over the relative merits and possible harms of each. For many centuries, milk with a high fat content was considered to be the best, and low-fat or skimmed milk was considered fraudulent—in fact, selling it was often illegal. Cow breeds that produce milk with a high fat content, such as Ayrshires, Jerseys, and Guernseys, have always been valued, especially for cheesemaking.
2018, Mark Kurlansky, “Chapter 1: The First Taste of Sweetness”, in Milk!: A 10,000-Year Food Fracas, Bloomsbury, →ISBN:2007 September 24, Chris Horseman (interviewee), Emily Harris (reporter), “Global Dairy Demand Drives Up Prices”, Morning Edition, National Public Radio […] there's going to be that much less milk available to cover any other uses. Which means whether it's liquid milk or whether it's [milk that's been turned into] cheese or yogurt, the price gets pulled up right across the board.
Skyr is a product made of curdled milk.
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(broadly, uncountable) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans.
For environmentally minded consumers, the news is hard to swallow: almond milk is not healthy for the planet and the popular milk substitute is especially hard on bees.
2020 January 29, Annette McGivney, “Almonds are out. Dairy is a disaster. So what milk should we drink?”, in The Guardian:Where it does fall down, however, is its nutritional value. While oats are largely a healthy grain to include in your diet, the milk is highly diluted with water, giving it little nutritional value.
2018 September 16, Alexandra Spring, “'Milk' mania: why most alternatives aren't great – but camel milk just might be”, in The Guardian:
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(countable, informal) An individual serving of milk.
Table three ordered three milks.
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(countable, invariable) An individual portion of milk, such as found in a creamer, for tea and coffee.
She just sat there drinking cup after cup of strong coffee, with two milks and two sugars.
2014, Don Eggspuehler, Teachings From Pop, Author House, →ISBN, page 459:Five minutes later, he returned with Justin's large coffee with two milk and two sweeteners and a black coffee for himself.
2015, Carolyn Arnold, City of Gold: (Mathew Connor Adventure Series Book 1), Hibbert & Stiles Publishing Inc., →ISBN:I take my tea with two milks and two sugars.
She placed on her desk a brown paper bag; it held her breakfast, cream cheese on a toasted bagel and coffee with two milks and one sugar.
2020, John Mitton, Tedmund and the Murdered Heiress, Page Publishing, Inc, →ISBN:I take my tea with two milk and two sugar.
Mrs. Dale huffed up to the counter and fired her battle-axe stare at the attendant. “One medium tea. ... Two double-doubles, and one with two milk and two sweeteners.”
2019, Maggie Blackbird, Redeemed: The Matawapit Family Series, #1, eXtasy Books, →ISBN, page 349:
- (countable, uncountable) A light white color inspired by the color of milk, usually cow's milk.
- (countable, uncountable) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
- (slang, uncountable, vulgar) Semen.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| milks | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Milk Snatcher · milkbag · milk fiber · gold-top milk · choco milk · man milk · saffron milk cap · milksoppy · milk moon · iced milk · milk of human kindness · milktoast · milk-livered · milk acid · homogenized milk · milk knot · milk glass · milk cap · milkweed · milk treading · dried milk · witch's milk · milk delivery door · milk truck · two-percent milk · nonmilk · three-milk cake · raw milk · milk cow · milk abscess · milk camel · witches' milk · goat's milk · cow milk · flavoured milk · milk tongue · pigeon's milk · don't teach your grandmother how to milk ducks · milk tooth · milk-white · ice milk · milkcap · glacial milk · pearl milk tea · milk maker · milk sickness · milkshed · milk of lime · mother's milk · premilk · hindmilk · milkpox · African milk tree · milk powder · milk-alkali syndrome · milk shake · milktree · chocolate milk · goat's-milk cheese · milk-tooth · milk sweet · milk moustache · age like milk · sheep milk · milk of amnesia · milk bottle · cry over spilt milk · milkpan · milk-vetch · buttermilk · milk stout · milkwoman · milk drinker · bloody milk cap · acidophilus milk · milkie · filled milk · litmus milk · milky · dick milk · milk float · milk can · milkful · pigeon milk · milk dentition · milkwood · milkstained · mild as milk · moose milk · milk voucher · milkish · sugar of milk · there's no use crying over spilt milk · milk hedge · wolf's-milk · milk card · milk-and-water · rice milk · milk mother · milk ice · milk-sister · almond-milk · milk token · milk sister · sweet milk · coffee milk · overmilk · milk mustache · milk duct · neonatal milk · milken · undermilk · cry over spilled milk · Milkdromeda · milk substitute · milk tusk · silk-stocking milk tea · milk-fed · milkvetch · antimilk · nut milk · milk sugar · milksoppery · goat milk · cat milk · milk-mother · baby milk · milkborne · cashew milk · milk fat · cow's milk · producer milk · Milky Way · milk-sibling · milk of roses · skimmed milk · milk caps · milk bar · poppy milk · land of milk and honey · condensed milk · powdered milk · coconut milk · milk the clock · milk punch · fore-milk · milk-cap · Milkomeda · milkcrate · milk carton · milk skin · milk-warm · lapper-milk · milk toast · milkiness · there's no point crying over spilt milk · milkhouse · milkfish · milk vetch · spilt milk · milk-drunk · milkoholic · almondmilk · milk-bar cowboy · milkery · milk parsley · horse milk · hot-milk cake · breakfast milk · milk train · sharemilk · Amazon milk frog · hold my milk · milk-house · goat's milk cheese · moon milk · foremilk · milk brother · low-fat milk · milk mirror · boob milk · milkstache · wild mare's milk · milk fever · milk-sap · milk product · milk roll · pale as milk · semi-skimmed milk · milkboy · milkmaid · milkwort · milk thistle · 2% milk · milk door · homo milk · milk-shake · skim milk · milko · milk crate · milk pan · milkless · milkfed · share-milk · milk-and-watery · whole milk · milkwhite · milkbush · milk sibling · milkaholic · UHT milk · milk bread · milksop · milkbox · milk house · milk spot · milk pea · milksoppish · milkmaiden · don't cry over spilled milk · human milk · milk saucepan · milk-maid · milksnake · milk-brother · malted milk · milkstone · mylk · milk-free · flax milk · milk leg · one-percent milk · almond milk · soymilk · bread and milk · soy milk · milk of magnesia · swill milk · milkfat · hazelnut milk · milk fruit · milk fibre · milkshake · milk jug · golden milk · Channel Island milk · ugly milk-cap · milk tea · soy milk maker · 1% milk · milk before meat · African milk barrel · milk churn · soured milk · milk run · milktini · milk of sulfur · full cream milk · milk-maker · milk snail · milk crust · milk wool · milk-tini · glacier milk · milk albuminate · goatmilk · wolf's milk · milk pudding · hemp milk · sour milk · share milk · moonmilk · peanut milk · green milk · unmilky · pilk · milkman · mountain milk · milk-and-wateriness · first milk · reduced-fat milk · why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free · flavored milk · milkstain · dysphoric milk ejection reflex · milk chocolate · milksicle · milk gravy · dog milk · plant milk · man-milk · milk line · acid of milk · milkperson · milklike · Aval Milk · horsemilk · milk food · that accounts for the milk in the coconut · milk round · milk monitor · milk snake · crop milk · breast milk · love-milk · mare's milk · cowmilk · milk factory · tiger's milk · oat milk · milk scall · milk replacer · evaporated milk · hot milk cake
Descendants
mílíìkì · minik · milambaraay · милекъ · miraka · milik · 밀크 · ミルク · milig · imiliki · míliki · miriki
Relateds
Synonyms
cowmilk · dairy milk · cow's milk · non-dairy milk · plant milk · m*lk · mylk
Translations (432)
tpw kamby (liquid) · rue молоко́ (liquid) · tk süýt (liquid) · lb Mëllech (liquid) · ms susu (liquid) · egy i-r:T:t-W20 (liquid) · myv ловсо (liquid) · ml പാൽ (liquid) · ja 乳 (liquid) · yxg ammoo (liquid) · te క్షీరము (liquid) · arp beθéneč (liquid) · da mælk (liquid) · kl immuk (liquid) · cy llefrith (liquid) · sh мли́ко (liquid) · sh мле́ко (liquid) · ko 젖 (liquid) · mdh gatas (liquid) · rgn lat (liquid) · sms mieʹlǩǩ (liquid) · tt сөт (liquid) · si කිරි (liquid) · kr câm (liquid) · ar لَبَن (liquid) · vo milig (liquid) · ceb letse (liquid) · wuu 奶 (liquid) · dng нэзы (liquid) · mnc ᠰᡠᠨ (liquid) · ay millk'i (liquid) · ar حَلِيب (liquid) · ik immuk (liquid) · mfa سوسو (liquid) · li mèlk (liquid) · es leche (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · ga bainne (liquid) · acn nauh (liquid) · my နို့ (liquid) · sa पायस (liquid) · lo ນົມ (liquid) · pjt ipi (liquid) · ro lapte (liquid) · arc חַלְבָּא (liquid) · xsr འོ་མ (liquid) · rgn làt (liquid) · wuu 乳 (liquid) · kn ಹಾಲು (liquid) · co latti (liquid) · ktb ado (liquid) · scn latti (liquid) · ota لبن (liquid) · lez нек (liquid) · koi йӧв (liquid) · ext lechi (liquid) · mkz amirae (liquid) · pbg leechü (liquid) · fr lait (liquid) · la lac (liquid) · prs شِیر (liquid) · tly شت (liquid) · ur دُودھ (liquid) · ve mafhi (liquid) · lah ਦੁੱਧ (liquid) · lv piens (liquid) · agr munȼu (liquid) · sh mléko (liquid) · ce шура (liquid) · nl melk (liquid) · gv bainney (liquid) · ti ጸባ (liquid) · as গাখীৰ (liquid) · krl maido (liquid) · or ଖିର (liquid) · th นม (liquid) · se mielki (liquid) · roa-opt leyte (liquid) · mt ħalib (liquid) · ks द्वद (liquid) · dgr ejietʼò (liquid) · xal үсн (liquid) · alt сӱт (liquid) · sjd ма̄ййт (liquid) · lo ນ້ຳນົມ (liquid) · sva ლჷჯე (liquid) · vec lat (liquid) · kbd шэ (liquid) · ota شیر (liquid) · bal شیر (liquid) · ki iria (liquid) · chk minik (liquid) · ru молоко́ (serving) · an leit (liquid) · bua һүн (liquid) · vro piim (liquid) · akl gatas (liquid) · eu esne (liquid) · sw maziwa (liquid) · chr ᎤᏅᏗ (liquid) · id susu (liquid) · cmn 牛乳 (liquid) · lmy huhhu (liquid) · phn 𐤇𐤋𐤁 (liquid) · nap latte (liquid) · ny mkaka (liquid) · ruo låpte (liquid) · gsw Milch (liquid) · ceb gatas (liquid) · ty ha'ari (liquid) · ja ミルク (liquid) · jum aak (liquid) · eve өкэнь (liquid) · atj tcotcocanapo (liquid) · es leche (semen) · bcl gatas (serving) · ru молоко́ (liquid) · az süd (liquid) · th น้ำนม (liquid) · es leche (liquid) · ket mamul (liquid) · mdf лофца (liquid) · am ወተት (liquid) · tft susu (liquid) · mas kule (liquid) · grc γάλα (liquid) · smn mielkki (liquid) · ryu うしぬちー (liquid) · mrc ma (liquid) · av рахь (liquid) · map-bms susu (liquid) · arz لبن (liquid) · ssy xan (liquid) · inh шура (liquid) · is mjólk (liquid) · esu muluk'uuq (liquid) · kpv йӧв (liquid) · lt pienas (liquid) · yo wàrà (liquid) · xh ubisi (liquid) · cu ⰿⰾⱑⰽⱁ (liquid) · krc сют (liquid) · ht lèt (liquid) · fi maito (liquid) · nn mjølk (liquid) · za cij (liquid) · brh palle (liquid) · lzz ბჯა (liquid) · fur lat (liquid) · te పాలు (liquid) · za maknah (liquid) · rut наӏк (liquid) · rm latg (liquid) · ps شيدې (liquid) · pdc Millich (liquid) · ta பால் (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · cr ᒎᒎᔑᓈᐴ (liquid) · awa दूध (liquid) · xto malke (liquid) · ccc tensa (liquid) · sh млије́ко (liquid) · pdt Malkj (liquid) · rw amata (liquid) · iu ᐃᒻᒧᒃ (liquid) · unm nunakàn (liquid) · ff kosam (liquid) · rif aɣi (liquid) · lbj འོ་མ (liquid) · bm nɔnɔ (liquid) · ee notsi (liquid) · pms làit (liquid) · ha madara (liquid) · tr süt (liquid) · kac chyu (liquid) · ln míliki (liquid) · an let (liquid) · cy llaeth (liquid) · om aannan (liquid) · yao wuma (liquid) · sgs pėins (liquid) · oc lait (liquid) · bo འོ་མ (liquid) · clt cuehnung (liquid) · ady щэ (liquid) · xdq нег (liquid) · wmw masiwa (liquid) · cv сӗт (liquid) · ko 우유 (liquid) · pov liti (liquid) · sq tambël (liquid) · be малако́ (liquid) · gl leite (liquid) · el γάλα (serving) · dsb mloko (liquid) · rhg dut (liquid) · pjt milka (liquid) · fy molke (liquid) · uz sut (liquid) · myp xíbogi (liquid) · udm йӧл (liquid) · liv sēmḑa (liquid) · got 𐌼𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌺𐍃 (liquid) · aa can (liquid) · wym myłich (liquid) · or ଖିର (liquid) · chy matana (liquid) · zza şıt (diq) (liquid) · mn сүү (liquid) · bn দুধ (liquid) · shn ၼမ်ႉၼူမ်း (liquid) · evn укумни (liquid) · gil miriki (liquid) · bej a (liquid) · rm lat (liquid) · nb melk (liquid) · tl gatas (serving) · ne दुध (liquid) · lad leche (liquid) · sa क्षीर (liquid) · nmn gǂqhèẽ (liquid) · srn merki (liquid) · lu mabele (liquid) · fi maito (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · he חָלָב (liquid) · cjs сӱт (liquid) · sco milk (liquid) · ha nono (liquid) · afb حليب (liquid) · fo mjólk (liquid) · af melk (liquid) · ang meolc (liquid) · shi timlliwin (liquid) · mi miraka (liquid) · tcy ಪೇರ್ (liquid) · it latte (liquid) · wal birshshettaa (liquid) · sh mlíko (liquid) · wuh naize (liquid) · hi शीर (liquid) · yi מילך (liquid) · rar vai (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · ckt лывээръын (liquid) · yue 奶 (liquid) · ks دۄد (liquid) · uga 𐎈𐎍𐎁 (liquid) · rup lapte (liquid) · shi akʷfay (liquid) · mwl lheite (liquid) · txb malkwer (liquid) · to hu'akau (liquid) · lua mabele (liquid) · ota حلیب (liquid) · mww mis (liquid) · pox mlåkă (liquid) · ve mukhaha (liquid) · ja 乳汁 (liquid) · bar Mille (liquid) · mhx nug' (liquid) · vi sữa (liquid) · gu દૂધ (liquid) · sc late (liquid) · mi waiū (liquid) · ast lleche (liquid) · sc lati (liquid) · new दुरु (liquid) · cs mléko (liquid) · nci chīchīhualāyōtl (liquid) · kcn leben (liquid) · cmn 乳 (liquid) · wa laecea (liquid) · fa-ira شیر (liquid) · sux 𒂵 (liquid) · hy կաթ (liquid) · sh mlijéko (liquid) · yka gatas (liquid) · pl mleko (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · saq kule (liquid) · war gatas (liquid) · ruq lapti (liquid) · syc ܚܠܒܐ (liquid) · ur شِیر (liquid) · ky сүт (liquid) · mnw ဍာ်တှ် (liquid) · oj doodooshaaboo (liquid) · haw waiū (liquid) · fi maito (serving) · ovd mjok (liquid) · nay ngumperi (liquid) · za neq (liquid) · ca llet (liquid) · st lebese (liquid) · sn mukaka (liquid) · kmr şîr (liquid) · izh piimä (liquid) · mr दूध (liquid) · orv молоко (liquid) · ja 牛乳 (liquid) · nv abeʼ (liquid) · cu млѣко (liquid) · roa-opt leite (liquid) · nan-hbl 奶 (liquid) · bbl შურ (liquid) · lij læte (liquid) · prg daddan (liquid) · stq Molk (liquid) · ko 유즙 (liquid) · rom thud (liquid) · ba һөт (liquid) · tl gatas (liquid) · yue 乳 (liquid) · sk mlieko (liquid) · bg мля́ко (liquid) · sw maziwa (serving) · shu لبن (liquid) · mtq khã (liquid) · bcl gatas (liquid) · bar Muich (liquid) · ta பால் (liquid) · kw leth (liquid) · uk молоко́ (liquid) · qu wilali (liquid) · sm susu (liquid) · tn maši (liquid) · nds-de Melk (liquid) · lmo lacc (liquid) · arn lici (liquid) · bi susu (liquid) · wo meew (liquid) · oc lach (liquid) · ast tsechi (liquid) · mn ᠰᠦᠨ (liquid) · tg шир (liquid) · su susu (liquid) · sk mlieko (serving) · tpi susu (liquid) · ajp حليب (liquid) · csb mlékò (liquid) · kk сүт (liquid) · ka რძე (liquid) · sk mlieko (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · sq qumësht (liquid) · mk млеко (liquid) · ab ахш (liquid) · bqi شیر (liquid) · pi duddha (liquid) · khb ᦓᧄᧉᦓᦳᧄᧉ (liquid) · hi दूध (liquid) · sid ado (liquid) · sga lacht (liquid) · gag süt (liquid) · izh maito (liquid) · mhn milch (liquid) · ltg pīns (liquid) · ee nyinotsi (liquid) · os ӕхсыр (liquid) · io lakto (liquid) · zu ubisi (liquid) · vep maid (liquid) · nrn likk (liquid) · gd bainne (liquid) · pt leite (liquid) · tet susubeen (liquid) · gdo щи̃ву (liquid) · br laezh (liquid) · xmf ბჟა (liquid) · sa दुग्ध (liquid) · km ទឹកដោះ (liquid) · iso imiliki (liquid) · tkr няк (liquid) · pi khīra (liquid) · pl mleko (liquid) · hsb mloko (liquid) · acw حليب (liquid) · dar ниъ (liquid) · ko 밀크 (liquid) · sd شير (liquid) · pt leite (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · dv ކިރު (liquid) · ckb شیر (liquid) · mg ronono (liquid) · sv mjölk (liquid) · crh süt (liquid) · rsk млєко (liquid) · es milk (liquid) · ug سۈت (liquid) · ddg ami (liquid) · nrf lait (liquid) · ary حليب (liquid) · hu tej (liquid) · tyv сүт (liquid) · de Milch (liquid) · ajp حليب (liquid) · gez ሐሊብ (liquid) · so caano (liquid) · sga bainne (liquid) · gbm दूद (liquid) · cmn 乳汁 (liquid) · tsg gatas (liquid) · mrw gatas (liquid) · isd xatta (liquid) · sl mleko (liquid) · haw wai (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · lmo latt (liquid) · jv susu (liquid) · wal maattaa (liquid) · el γάλα (liquid) · mn ᠰᠦ᠋ (liquid) · kok दूद (liquid) · kjh сӱт (liquid) · dz འོ་མ (liquid) · kn ಹಾಲು (liquid from a vegetable source — see also plant milk) · sah үүт (liquid) · mhr шӧр (liquid) · pa ਦੁੱਧ (liquid) · osa paazénii (liquid) · mhx nung: nug' (liquid) · ota سوت (liquid) · syl ꠖꠥꠗ (liquid) · ia lacte (liquid) · lkt asáŋpi (liquid) · ain トペ (liquid) · cmn 奶 (liquid) · sat ᱛᱳᱚ (liquid) · frr molke (liquid) · nb mjølk (liquid) · or ଦୁଧ (liquid) · min dadiah (liquid) · szl mlyko (liquid) · km ទឹកដោះគោ (liquid) · eo lakto (liquid) · ne दूध (liquid) · khb ᦓᧄᧉᦓᦳᧄᧉᦷᦣ (liquid) · et piim (liquid)