Etymology

beikost

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Today it means: An infant's first non-liquid food, such as mashed vegetables or applesauce, given to supplement or replace breast milk. Full definition →

German Beikost
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  1. German · borrowed fromBeikost“side dish; solid food (for infants)”
  2. English todaybeikost

Borrowed from German Beikost (“side dish; solid food (for infants)”). Apparently first attested in English in the 1980s.

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