Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prelacteal

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prelacteal
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Before feeding on milk

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From pre- + lacteal.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: pre

Questions

What does prelacteal mean?: Before feeding on milk
Where does prelacteal come from?: From pre- + lacteal.

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