Synonyms for milk
Most common
cow milk dairy milk cow's milk plant milk non-dairy milk serum whey curd
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Dairy milk — A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young. From certain animals…
2. Non-dairy milk — A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy…
non-dairy milk, plant milk, mylk rare
Definitions
- n. 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.
Skyr is a product made of curdled milk.
- n. 2
A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, or soy beans.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- milks → wheys, curds, serums, trades…
Example sentences
- serum Lukas injected himself with the invisibility serum.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| milk | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- whey1, curd1, mylk
- 5 letters
- trade1, serum2
- 7 letters
- lacteal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (serum2 = 2 syllables).