baby milk

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baby milk (countable and uncountable, plural baby milks)

  1. (chiefly UK) Infant formula, especially that sold in liquid form.
    Synonym: infant milk
    • 2020 March 15, Nazia Parveen, “Panic buying sweeps stores despite appeal for responsible shopping”, in The Guardian[1]:
      Panic buying continued to sweep parts of the country over the weekend, with many shoppers buying many everyday essentials in excess as they prepared for periods of isolation during the coronavirus crisis. [] In Birmingham worried mothers took to social media begging others not to buy supplies of baby milk and formula.
    • 2022 July 9, Laura Onita, “Luxury baby foods that are 'sweeter than Coke' give middle class parents food for thought”, in The Telegraph[2]:
      The baby finger food category, such as the pouches, is anticipated to grow the fastest by volume. Baby milks remained the largest category in value terms, followed by baby wet meals and baby finger foods.

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