milk

noun [U]

/mɪlk/

Definition

A1 the white liquid produced by cows, goats, and sheep and used by humans as a drink or for making butter, cheese, etc.: a glass/carton of milk cow's/goat's milk skimmed/pasteurized milk a milk bottleDairy products and eggsBodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating › the white liquid produced by women and other female mammals as food for their young: Breast/Mother's milk is the best nourishment for a baby.Dairy products and eggsBodily fluids and their productionUrine and urinating › the white liquid produced by some plants and trees: coconut milkParts of plants

(Definition of milk noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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