foremilk

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UK/ˈfɔːmɪlk/

noun

The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.

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colostrum
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Meanings

nounforemilk (countable and uncountable, plural foremilks)

plural foremilks

  1. countableuncountableThe first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmilky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition

Similar
colostrum
Broader
milk
Also see
colostrum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From fore- + milk.

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Translations

Arabic لِبَأ
  • لِبَأ (libaʔ)first milk
Dutch voormelk
  • voormelkfirst milk
German Vormilch, Erstmilch
  • Vormilchfirst milk
  • Erstmilchfirst milk
Indonesian susu jolong
  • susu jolongfirst milk
Polish młodziwo
  • młodziwofirst milk
Russian моло́зиво
  • моло́зиво (molózivo)first milk

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with foremilk

silkilkwilkfilkbilkcornsilkkilkthilkchocomilkhindmilknonmilknonsilkpilkremilksheep milksoy milk
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Anagrams

formlike
Cite this entry
APA

foremilk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremilk

MLA

“foremilk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremilk. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “foremilk,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/foremilk.

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