n.
Pronunciation: ' milk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English meolc, milc; akin to Old High German miluh milk, Old English melcan to milk ― more at EMULSION
Date: before 12th century
1 a : a fluid secreted by the mammary glands of females for the nourishment of their young especially : cow's milk used as a food by humans b : LACTATION <cows in milk >
2 : a liquid resembling milk in appearance: as a : the latex of a plant b : the juice of a coconut composed of liquid endosperm c : the contents of an unripe kernel of grain