baby milk

IPA/ˈbeɪ.bi ˌmɪlk/
IPA/ˈbeɪ.bi ˌmɪlk/

baby milk — noun

1. a powder or liquid, made mostly from cow's milk and changed so that young childr

1.名詞B1
釋義

a powder or liquid, made mostly from cow's milk and changed so that young children can digest it, fed to a baby when its mother does not breastfeed

例句

Noor warmed a bottle of baby milk before her son's morning feed.

a bottle of baby milk — typical container phrase

The chemist near the station had run out of baby milk again.

同義詞
  • formula

    the standard term in American English; also common in medical writing worldwide

  • infant formula

    more formal and technical; used on packaging and by health professionals

反義詞
  • breast milk

    milk from the mother's own body, the natural alternative this product replaces

文法句型

a tin of baby milk

feed [someone] baby milk

用法筆記

Uncountable: count tins, bottles, or scoops of it, never 'a baby milk'. Chiefly British; American English usually says 'baby formula' or just 'formula'.

常見錯誤

❌She bought two baby milks at the shop.
✅She bought two tins of baby milk at the shop.
💡it is uncountable, so count the container, not the milk.
❌The baby drinks a baby milk every night.
✅The baby drinks baby milk every night.
💡no article before the mass noun.