possetnoun [ C or U ]
/ˈpɒs.ɪt//ˈpɑː.sɪt/UKposset noun [ C or U ] (FOOD)
a sweet food made from milk or cream with other things such as sugar, lemon, or wine added to it:
For dessert we had lemon posset.
posset noun [ C or U ] (MILK)
a small amount of milk that comes back out of a baby's mouth after the baby has swallowed it
possetverb [ I ]
/ˈpɒs.ɪt//ˈpɑː.sɪt/If a baby possets, a small amount of milk comes back out of his or her mouth after it has been swallowed:
Breast-fed babies tend to posset less.