milky

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English mylky, melky, equivalent to milk +‎ -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian moalkig (“milky”), West Frisian molkich (“milky”), Dutch melkig (“milky”), German Low German melkig (“milky”), German milchig (“milky”), Danish mælkig (“milky”), Swedish mjölkig (“milky”), Icelandic mjólkugur (“milky”). Doublet of milchig. === Pronunciation === (General American, Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈmɪlki/ Rhymes: -ɪlki === Adjective === milky (comparative milkier, superlative milkiest) Resembling milk in color, consistency, smell, etc.; consisting of milk. 1731, John Arbuthnot, An Essay concerning the Nature of Aliments, London: J. Tonson, Chapter 3, Prop. 3, p. 51,[1] […] some Plants upon breaking their Vessels yield a milky Juice; others a Yellow of peculiar Tastes and Qualities. (color science, informal) Of the black in an image, appearing as dark gray rather than black. (of a drink) Containing (an especially large amount of) milk. milky tea; milky cocoa (of grains) Containing a whitish liquid, juicy. 1800, Robert Bloomfield, The Farmer’s Boy, London: Vernor & Hood et al., “Summer,” p. 30,[4] Shot up from broad rank blades that droop below, The nodding WHEAT-EAR forms a graceful bow, With milky kernels starting full, weigh’d down, Ere yet the sun hath ting’d its head with brown; 1981, Martin Morolong, “The Old-Style Calendar” in Bessie Head, Serowe: Village of the Rain Wind, London: Heinemann, The birds perch on the sorghum heads and try to eat them but the dry seed falls to the ground. The birds can only peck it out of the sorghum head when it is still milky and green. (colloquial) Cowardly. (colloquial) Immature, childish. (obsolete) Producing milk, lactating. ==== Synonyms ==== (resembling milk): lacteous; see also Thesaurus:lacteous (containing milk): lactiferous (cowardly): fearful, nithing; see also Thesaurus:cowardly (immature): infantile, puerile; see also Thesaurus:childish (producing milk): lactifluous, nursing, with milk ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====