Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

milken

/mˈɪlkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables: milken
IPA: /mˈɪlkən/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of milk.

Archaic

adj

Milky; resembling milk.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Then the old woman filled her jar with milk, and went on her way rejoicing at her good fortune. But as she journeyed she met with the King of that country, who, having been a-hunting, had lost his way in the pathless plain. 'Give me a drink of water, good mother,' he cried, seeing the jar; 'I am half dead with thirst!' 'It is milk, my son,' replied the old woman; 'I got it yonder from a milken pond.'"

Etymology

From Middle English milken, from Old English *mylcen, milcen (“of milk”), equivalent to milk + -en.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: milken, *mylcen
Suffix: milk

Usage

Archaic

Synonyms

milky lactescent

Rhymes With

silken wilken mcquilkin

Questions

How do you pronounce milken?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪlkən/.
What does milken mean?: Consisting of milk.
Where does milken come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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