Definition of MILCH

milch

Adjective

  • Giving milk, often referring to a cow or other animal.
  • giving milk; bred or suitable primarily for milk production
    • "milch goats, milch camels"

Adj

  • Used to produce milk; dairy.
  • Currently producing milk for its offspring.
  • Tender; pitiful; weeping.

Examples

  • He had a milch cow of a rack, constantly giving him high-scoring words.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English milche, melche, from Old English *melċe, *milċe (attested in þrimilċe, þrimelċes mōnaþ), from Proto-Germanic *milkijaz, *melkijaz 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.

Scrabble Score: 12

milch: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
milch: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
milch: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

milch: valid Words With Friends Word