milk bank

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [milk bangk]
- /mɪlk bæŋk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [milk bangk]
- /mɪlk bæŋk/

Definitions of milk bank words

noun milk bank a place for collection and storage of human milk for dispensing to those who require it, as for infants who are allergic to cows' milk and whose mothers' milk is unavailable. 1
noun milk bank a place where breast milk can be donated for babies who cannot be breastfed or breastfed sufficiently by their mothers 0

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Origin of milk bank

First appearance:

before 1945

One of the 6% newest English words

First recorded in 1945-50

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Parts of speech for Milk bank

noun

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adverb

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milk bank popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 50% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

milk bank usage trend in Literature

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