prelacteal
English
Etymology
pre- + lacteal
Adjective
prelacteal (not comparable)
- Before feeding on milk
- 2015 August 19, Yihunie Lakew, Lianna Tabar, Demewoz Haile, “Socio-medical determinants of timely breastfeeding initiation in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2011 nation wide Demographic and Health Survey”, in International Breastfeeding Journal, volume 10, DOI: :
- This may be due to traditional perceptions in Ethiopia that male infants privileged enough to receive prelacteal feeds are accepted by the society as strong and healthy.
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Anagrams
- carpellate, parcellate