witch's milk
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From the belief in European folklore that such milk was a source of nourishment for witches' familiars.[1]
Noun[edit]
- Milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies.
- 2005, Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher, Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 119:
- Left alone, witch's milk disappears in about 20 days.
Synonyms[edit]
Translations[edit]
milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies
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References[edit]
- ^ Potts, Malcolm (1999) Ever Since Adam and Eve: The Evolution of Human Sexuality[1], →ISBN, page 145