Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milk-warm

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.38 in modern English

Syllables
milk-warm
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

lukewarm; tepid (in temperature)

Archaic

Etymology

An allusion to the temperature of milk drawn from a cow.

Usage

Questions

What does milk-warm mean?
lukewarm; tepid (in temperature)
Where does milk-warm come from?
An allusion to the temperature of milk drawn from a cow.

How to pronounce milk-warm

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