mother's milkn.

Brit.

/ˌmʌðəz ˈmɪlk/,

/ˈmʌðəz mɪlk/, U.S.

/ˌməðərz ˈmɪlk/,

/ˈməðərz ˌmɪlk/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, milk n.¹

Etymology: < the genitive of mother n.¹ + milk n.¹ Compare earlier mother-milk n. at mother n.¹ Compounds 5a.

1. The milk of a mother. Frequently to suck in with one's mother's milk: (in figurative contexts) to learn or absorb something at an early age; cf. to suck in 2 at suck v. Phrasal verbs 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > mother's milk

mother-milka1425

mother's milk?a1513

breast milk1579

suck1584

a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 107 My clype, my vnspaynit gyane, With moderis mylk ȝit in ȝour mychane.

1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. xxx. 40 The earth squeezes the poor wretch so hard, that his Mothers milk comes running out at his nose.

?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. v. 48 If they had suckt in the Whimsie from the Bigg with their Mother's Milk.

1847 G. P. R. James Convict II. 50 His auditor..had sucked in such doctrines with his mother's milk.

1922 G. M. Trevelyan Brit. Hist. 19th Cent. xxiii. 363 Britons had sucked in fear of Napoleonic conquest with their mother's milk.

1972 Guardian 22 Aug. 4/6 A six-month-old-baby..is being kept alive by mother's milk supplied by volunteers.

1997 N.Y. Times 20 Aug. a20/4 Money may be the mother's milk of politics, but until our leaders learn to wean themselves from it, they will continue to be childish politicians, not mature statesmen.

2. colloquial. Used ironically: any of various alcoholic drinks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun]

drink1042

liquor1340

bousea1350

cidera1382

dwale1393

sicera1400

barrelc1400

strong drinkc1405

watera1475

swig1548

tipple1581

amber1598

tickle-brain1598

malt pie1599

swill1602

spicket1615

lap1618

John Barleycornc1625

pottle1632

upsy Englisha1640

upsy Friese1648

tipplage1653

heartsease1668

fuddle1680

rosin1691

tea1693

suck1699

guzzlea1704

alcohol1742

the right stuff1748

intoxicant1757

lush1790

tear-brain1796

demon1799

rum1799

poison1805

fogram1808

swizzle1813

gatter1818

wine(s) and spirit(s)1819

mother's milkc1821

skink1823

alcoholics1832

jough1834

alky1844

waipiro1845

medicine1847

stimulant1848

booze1859

tiddly1859

neck oil1860

lotion1864

shrab1867

nose paint1880

fixing1882

wet1894

rabbit1895

shicker1900

jollop1920

mule1920

giggle-water1929

rookus juice1929

River Ouse1931

juice1932

lunatic soup1933

wallop1933

skimish1936

sauce1940

turps1945

grog1946

joy juice1960

c1821 W. T. Moncrieff Tom & Jerry (1828) iii. iii. 67 Log. What, my lily! here, take a drop of mother's milk. (Gives black child gin out of measure he has received from Landlord.)

1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 125/2 Mother's milk, rum boose, good liquor.

c1863 T. Taylor in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1969) II. 156 Brandy do a man harm! It's mother's milk.

1916 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion iii. 152 Gin was mother's milk to her.

1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 71 Mother's milk, Guinness, a popular brand of stout.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mothers milk
释义	mother's milkn. Brit. /ˌmʌðəz ˈmɪlk/, /ˈmʌðəz mɪlk/, U.S. /ˌməðərz ˈmɪlk/, /ˈməðərz ˌmɪlk/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: mother n.¹, milk n.¹ Etymology: < the genitive of mother n.¹ + milk n.¹ Compare earlier mother-milk n. at mother n.¹ Compounds 5a. 1. The milk of a mother. Frequently to suck in with one's mother's milk: (in figurative contexts) to learn or absorb something at an early age; cf. to suck in 2 at suck v. Phrasal verbs 2. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food otherwise characterized > [noun] > mother's milk mother-milka1425 mother's milk?a1513 breast milk1579 suck1584 a1513 W. Dunbar Poems (1998) I. 107 My clype, my vnspaynit gyane, With moderis mylk ȝit in ȝour mychane. 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant i. xxx. 40 The earth squeezes the poor wretch so hard, that his Mothers milk comes running out at his nose. ?1706 E. Hickeringill Priest-craft: 2nd Pt. v. 48 If they had suckt in the Whimsie from the Bigg with their Mother's Milk. 1847 G. P. R. James Convict II. 50 His auditor..had sucked in such doctrines with his mother's milk. 1922 G. M. Trevelyan Brit. Hist. 19th Cent. xxiii. 363 Britons had sucked in fear of Napoleonic conquest with their mother's milk. 1972 Guardian 22 Aug. 4/6 A six-month-old-baby..is being kept alive by mother's milk supplied by volunteers. 1997 N.Y. Times 20 Aug. a20/4 Money may be the mother's milk of politics, but until our leaders learn to wean themselves from it, they will continue to be childish politicians, not mature statesmen. 2. colloquial. Used ironically: any of various alcoholic drinks. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > intoxicating liquor > [noun] drink1042 liquor1340 bousea1350 cidera1382 dwale1393 sicera1400 barrelc1400 strong drinkc1405 watera1475 swig1548 tipple1581 amber1598 tickle-brain1598 malt pie1599 swill1602 spicket1615 lap1618 John Barleycornc1625 pottle1632 upsy Englisha1640 upsy Friese1648 tipplage1653 heartsease1668 fuddle1680 rosin1691 tea1693 suck1699 guzzlea1704 alcohol1742 the right stuff1748 intoxicant1757 lush1790 tear-brain1796 demon1799 rum1799 poison1805 fogram1808 swizzle1813 gatter1818 wine(s) and spirit(s)1819 mother's milkc1821 skink1823 alcoholics1832 jough1834 alky1844 waipiro1845 medicine1847 stimulant1848 booze1859 tiddly1859 neck oil1860 lotion1864 shrab1867 nose paint1880 fixing1882 wet1894 rabbit1895 shicker1900 jollop1920 mule1920 giggle-water1929 rookus juice1929 River Ouse1931 juice1932 lunatic soup1933 wallop1933 skimish1936 sauce1940 turps1945 grog1946 joy juice1960 c1821 W. T. Moncrieff Tom & Jerry (1828) iii. iii. 67 Log. What, my lily! here, take a drop of mother's milk. (Gives black child gin out of measure he has received from Landlord.) 1846 ‘Lord Chief Baron’ Swell's Night Guide (new ed.) 125/2 Mother's milk, rum boose, good liquor. c1863 T. Taylor in M. R. Booth Eng. Plays of 19th Cent. (1969) II. 156 Brandy do a man harm! It's mother's milk. 1916 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion iii. 152 Gin was mother's milk to her. 1966 ‘L. Lane’ ABZ of Scouse 71 Mother's milk, Guinness, a popular brand of stout. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1513
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