an opaque white or bluish-white liquid secreted by the mammary glands of female mammals, serving for the nourishment of their young.
this liquid as secreted by cows, goats, or certain other animals and used by humans for food or as a source of butter, cheeses, yogurt, etc.
a glass, carton, etc., of cow's milk: We ordered two milks for the children.
any liquid resembling the milk of animals, as the liquid within a coconut, the juice or sap of certain plants, or various pharmaceutical or cosmetic preparations: the milk of the rubber tree;a gentle cleansing milk for your skin.
a whitish, potable liquid made of ground nuts, legumes, seeds, or grain blended with water and often a sweetener, used especially as a substitute for dairy milk, its main ingredient as specified:nut milks;almond milk;oat milk;rice milk.
verb (used with object)
to press or draw milk from the udder or breast of.
to extract something from as if by milking: He'll milk the toothpaste from that tube until every last speck is gone.
to get something from; exploit: The swindler milked her of all her savings.
to extract; draw out: He's good at milking laughs from the audience.
verb (used without object)
to yield milk, as a cow: We called the vet when two of our Holsteins suddenly stopped milking.
to milk a cow or other mammal.
Idioms for milk
cry over spilled / spilt milk, to lament what cannot be changed or corrected; express sorrow for past actions or events: Crying over spilled milk will do you no good now.
Origin of milk
First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English meol(o)ic, (Anglian) milc; cognate with German Milch, Old Norse mjōlk, Gothic miluks; akin to Latin mulgēre, Greek amélgein “to milk”
milites gloriosi, militia, militiaman, militia movement of the 1990s, milium, milk, milk-alkali syndrome, milk-and-water, milk bank, milk bar, milk cap
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A whitish liquid containing proteins, fats, lactose, and various vitamins and minerals that is produced by the mammary glands of all mature female mammals after they have given birth and serves as nourishment for their young.
The milk of cows, goats, or other animals, used as food by humans.
A liquid, such as coconut milk, milkweed sap, plant latex, or various medical emulsions, that is similar to milk in appearance.
v.
To draw milk from the teat or udder of a female mammal.
To press out, drain off, or remove by or as if by milking; strip.
A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young beginning immediately after birth. Milk is an emulsion of proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and sugars, especially lactose, in water. The proteins in milk contain all the essential amino acids.