foremilk
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Foremilk — Fore milk , n. (Physiol.) The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foremilk — /fawr milk , fohr /, n. colostrum. [1900 05; FORE + MILK] * * * … Universalium
foremilk — noun milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein … Wiktionary
foremilk — SYN: colostrum. * * * fore·milk .milk n 1) first drawn milk 2) COLOSTRUM … Medical dictionary
foremilk — fore•milk [[t]ˈfɔrˌmɪlk, ˈfoʊr [/t]] n. phl colostrum • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
foremilk — noun milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition • Syn: ↑colostrum • Hypernyms: ↑milk * * * ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: fore + milk 1. : the first drawn milk (as of a cow) usually po … Useful english dictionary
Breastfeeding — Suckling and nursing are synonyms. For other uses, see Nursing (disambiguation) and Suckling (disambiguation) An infant breastfeeding … Wikipedia
Milk — For other uses, see Milk (disambiguation). Foremilk and Hindmilk samples of human breast milk … Wikipedia
Breast milk — refers to the milk produced by a mother to feed her baby. It provides the primary source of nutrition for newborns before they are able to eat and digest other foods; older infants and toddlers may continue to be breastfed. The baby nursing from… … Wikipedia
Overactive let-down — (OALD) is the forceful ejection of milk from the breast during breastfeeding. In some women it occurs only with the first let down in a feeding, occasionally women may have multiple strong letdowns during a feeding. OALD can make breastfeeding… … Wikipedia
colostrum — colostral, adj. /keuh los treuhm/, n. a yellowish liquid, esp. rich in immune factors, secreted by the mammary gland of female mammals a few days before and after the birth of their young. Also called foremilk. [1570 80; < L colostrum, colustrum… … Universalium
