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1. (uncountable) 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.

Synonyms: dairy milk, (often implied) cowmilk

2. (uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds, coconuts, oats, rice, and/or soy beans. Synonyms: m*lk, mylk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
3. (countable, informal) An individual serving of milk.
4. (countable or invariant) An individual portion of milk, such as found in a creamer, for tea and coffee.
5. The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.
6. (uncountable, slang) Semen.

Usage notes

Following a 2017 European Union (EU) court ruling, the term milk cannot legally be used to market purely plant-based products (sense 2) in the EU.^[2]