witch's milk

English

Etymology

From the belief in European folklore that such milk was a source of nourishment for witches' familiars.[1]

Noun

witch's milk (uncountable)

  1. Milk secreted from the breasts of newborn babies.
    • 2005, Judith Lauwers, Anna Swisher, Counseling the Nursing Mother: A Lactation Consultant's Guide, Jones & Bartlett Learning, →ISBN, page 119:
      Left alone, witch's milk disappears in about 20 days.

Synonyms
  • neonatal milk

Translations

References
  1. Potts, Malcolm (1999) Ever Since Adam and Eve: The Evolution of Human Sexuality‎, →ISBN, page 145
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