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Meaning of milk | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR A2 Frequent
mɪlk

Definitions

  1. 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.
    uncountable
  2. A surname.
  3. A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans.
    broadly, uncountable
  4. cum, semen
  5. To take advantage of the help or kindness of others, as when one acts as if one still needs help after recovering from an illness.
  6. An individual serving of milk.
    countable, informal
  7. shit
  8. A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young. Milk contains proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and sugars, especially lactose.
  9. An individual portion of milk, such as found in a creamer, for tea and coffee.
    countable, invariable
  10. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
  11. any substance that stimulates the production and flow of milk. — galactopoietic, adj.
  12. The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
    countable, uncountable
  13. third-person singular imperative
  14. an instrument for measuring the richness of milk from its specific gravity. Also called galactometer.
  15. Semen.
    slang, uncountable, vulgar
  16. an instrument for measuring the opacity of milk so that its cream content can be determined.
  17. a white liquid produced by female mammals as food for their young. The commonest source of milk is the cow. melk حَليب мляко leite mléko die Milch mælk γάλαleche piim شیر maito laitחלב दूध mlijeko tej susu mjólk latte 牛乳 우유 pienas piens susu melkmelkmleko يا شيدى شودى leite lapte молоко mlieko mleko mleko mjölk น้ำนม süt 奶,乳 молоко دودھ sữa 乳
  18. to obtain milk from. The farmer milks his cows each day. melk يَحْلِب доя ordenhar dojit melken malke αρμέγωordeñar lüpsma دوشیدن lypsää traire לַחֲלוֹב दुहना musti fej memerah susu mjólka mungere 乳をしぼる 젖을 짜다 melžti slaukt memerah susu melkenmelkedoić لوشل ordenhar a mulge доить dojiť molsti musti mjölka รีดนม sağmak 擠奶 доїти دودھ نکالنا vắt sữa 挤奶
  19. melkerigheid حليبيَّه млечност lactescência mléčnost die Milchigkeit mælkeagtighed η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. σαν το γάλα aspecto lechoso piimataolisus خاصیت شیری maitoisuus aspect laiteux חָלָבִיוּת अस्पष्टता mliječnost tejszerűség rupa seperti susu e-ð sem líkist mjólk lattiginosità 乳状性 우유 같음 pieniškumas, pieningumas pienainums; pienīgums bersusu melkachtigheid melkeaktighet, uklarhet mleczność د شيدى خاصيت لرونكى lactescência aspect lăptos молочность mliečnosť mlečnost mlečnost mjöl...
  20. formerly, a woman employed to milk cows by hand. melker حالِبَه، عامِلَه في ملْبَنَه доячка leiteira dojička das Milchmädchen malkepige αρμέχτρα ordeñadora lüpsja شیر فروش زن karjakko trayeuse חָלבָּנִית दूध दुहने वाली mljekarica, muzilja fejőlány pemerah susu mjaltakona mungitrice 乳しぼりの女 젖 짜는 여자 melžėja slaucēja gadis pemerah susu melkmeid budeie dojarka ښځينه شيدى خرڅونكي leiteira mulgătoare доярка dojička molznica žena koja muze mjölkerska, mjölkpiga หญิงรีดนมวัว süt sağan kadın 擠奶女工 доярк...
  21. a man who delivers milk. melkman بائِع الحَليب او مُوِّزع الحَليب млекар leiteiro mlékař der Milchmann mælkemand γαλατάςlechero piimamees مرد شیر فروش maitomies laitier חָלבָּן दूधवाला mljekar, prodavač mlijeka tejesember tukang susu mjólkurpóstur lattaio 牛乳配達人 우유 배달인 pienininkas, pienvežys piena vedējs/pārdevējs penjual susu melkboermelkemann mleczarz شيدى خرڅونكى leiteiro lăptar молочник mliekar mlekar mlekar mjölkbud คนส่งนมผู้ชาย sütçü 送奶男工 молочник گوالا người giao sữa 送牛奶的人

Equivalents

Afrikaans melk
العربية الحليب حلب
Azərbaycanca sağmaq
Беларуская даіць
Български доя
Bosanski mleko mlieko
Català munyir
Čeština dojit podojit
Cymraeg godro
Dansk malke
Esperanto melki
Español leche muir ordeñar
Euskara jetzi
Français traire
Gaeilge bligh crúigh
Gàidhlig bleoghainn
Galego muxir
עברית חלב
Hrvatski mleko mlieko
Magyar fej
Հայերեն կթել
Bahasa Indonesia susu
日本語 乳を搾る
ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಾಲು
한국어 젖을 짜다
Кыргызча саа
Latina mulgeo
Lëtzebuergesch sträichen
Latviešu slaukt
Македонски молзе
Монгол саах
Malti ħaleb
नेपाली दुहुनु
Nederlands melken uitmelken
Português leite mungir ordenhar
Română mulge
Slovenčina mlieko
Slovenščina molsti
Shqip mjel
Српски mleko mlieko
Sesotho hama
Svenska mjölka
Kiswahili kukama maziwa
தமிழ் கற பால்
తెలుగు పితుకు
ไทย รีดนม
Tagalog gatas
Türkçe sağmak
Українська доїти
Tiếng Việt vắt sữa

Examples

“Skyr is a product made of curdled milk.”
“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.”
“In the West it's' fairly normal to drink milk in various forms into adulthood.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Table three ordered three milks.”
“I take my tea with two milks and two sugars.”
“I take my tea with two milk and two sugar.”
“She just sat there drinking cup after cup of strong coffee, with two milks and two sugars.”
“Five minutes later, he returned with Justin's large coffee with two milk and two sweeteners and a black coffee for himself.”
“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.””
“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.”
“American gay rights activist Harvey Milk was known for keeping his face and name on the front pages of San Francisco’s newspapers.”

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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