(thing) by evilrooster Thu Jul 12 2001 at 10:01:12

Webster is clearly not up on current breastfeeding terminology.

Foremilk is the first milk that the baby gets from the breast at each feeding. It has a high water content, and is pale in color. It is designed to quench the baby's thirst.

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(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 23:44:15

Fore"milk` (?), n. Physiol.

The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.

 

© Webster 1913.

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