melk

Definitions of melk
  1. noun
    produced by mammary glands of female mammals for feeding their young
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    types:
    borstvoeding, moedermelk, zog
    milk secreted by a woman who has recently given birth
    colostrum, voormelk
    milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition
    type of:
    lichaamsvocht, water
    the liquid parts of the body
    grutterswaren, kruidenierswaren, levensmiddelen, voedingsstof
    a source of materials to nourish the body
  2. noun
    a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
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    koffiecreamer, melkpoeder, poedermelk
    dehydrated milk
    koffiemelk
    milk concentrated by evaporation
    koffiemelk
    sweetened evaporated milk
    ondermelk, schepmelk, taptemelk
    milk from which the cream has been skimmed
    karnemelk
    residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
    type of:
    zuivel, zuivelproduct, zuivelprodukt
    milk and butter and cheese
    drank, drinken
    any liquid suitable for drinking
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