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milch

/mɪlt͡ʃ/

Rhymes with -ɪltʃ

Where it comes from

From Middle English mylche, melche, from Old English *melċe, *milċe (attested in þrimilċe, þrimilċemōnaþ), from Proto-West Germanic *milkī, *malkī, from Proto-Germanic *melkaz (“milky, milk-giving”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂melǵ- (“to wipe, wipe off, milk”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian meelk (“milch”), Low German melke (“milch”), German melk (“milk-giving, milch”), Alemannic German mëlch (“milch, milkable”), Icelandic milkur, mjólkur (“milk-giving”). More at milk. Compare milchig.

adjective

dated, not comparable, of a cow or other livestock Used to produce milk; dairy. so many cattle […] old cows and young cows; meek-eyed milch cows and fierce […] Texas steers.
dated, not comparable, of a mammal Currently producing milk for its offspring. She wildly breaketh from their strict embrace / Like a milch doe, whose swelling dugs do ache / Hasting to feed her fawn, hid in some break.
not comparable, obsolete Tender; pitiful; weeping.

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adj giving milk

Deutsch	melk
Русский	до́йная dójnaja

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@misc{milch_2026,
  title = {milch},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/milch},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}