Etymology

mother's milk

Today it means: Breast milk; milk produced by a human or animal mother for her offspring to nurse. Full definition →

Middle English moderis mylke
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  1. Middle English · inherited frommoderis mylke
  2. English todaymother's milk

From Middle English moderis mylke, equivalent to mother + -'s + milk.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.