colostrum

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) A form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
2. (uncountable, usually) A mixture of turpentine and egg yolk, formerly used as an emulsion.

Synonyms

beestings

foremilk

first milk

beestings of a sheep

colostral milk

fore milk

bisnings

Translations

colostrum

calostro

Kolostrum

colostro

colostro

biest

calostre

Kolostralmilch

Vormilch

لبأ

Biestmilch

Erstmilch

colostrum

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈlɒstɹəm/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colostrum, of uncertain origin.