Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
colostrum , 1.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Physiol.) The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The first milk drawn from a
cow duringmilking ; in humans, themilk secreted initially duringbreastfeeding , typically low in fat and rich in protein.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
Etymologies
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Examples
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The small amount of milk produced early in the feeding is called foremilk.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The small amount of milk produced early in the feeding is called foremilk.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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The milk at the start of a feed (called foremilk) is more watery and high in lactose (milk sugar).
Chapter 30 1997
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Mom and Michael went to milk Fawn because the first milk (also called the foremilk) is the most healthful and most important.
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They taught us that the milk at the beginning of a feeding, known as the “foremilk,” was lighter than the creamy “hindmilk” at the end.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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They taught us that the milk at the beginning of a feeding, known as the “foremilk,” was lighter than the creamy “hindmilk” at the end.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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This milk provides most of the calories and contains more fat and protein than foremilk.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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This milk provides most of the calories and contains more fat and protein than foremilk.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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I did all of this up until I realized I had too much milk, which was mostly foremilk.
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• Green frothy poop: In breastfed babies, green frothy poop signals overactive letdown or a foremilk/hindmilk imbalance.
Baby Bites Bridget Swinney 2007
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