mother's milk
Baby's first food
Mother's milk is breast milk—the nourishment a mother provides her infant.
Figuratively, something that is mother's milk to a person is natural, essential, or deeply familiar to them: Politics was mother's milk to her; she'd grown up in a family of senators.
The phrase suggests sustenance absorbed from the earliest age.
Proteins targeting pathogens
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
- vitaminsEssential organic nutrients
protein · fat · carbohydrates · omega-3 · nutrients · enzymes · hormones · lactose
Infant just delivered
- colostrumInitial postpartum milk
- suckleFeed at the breast
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- latchingSecuring with a catch
weaning · formula · bottle · let-down · engorgement · wet-nurse · nipple · areola
Connection or fondness
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- closenessState of proximity
- intimacyEmotional closeness between people
connection · bond · skin-to-skin · cradle · rooting · nursing · latching · holding
Means of living
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
- healthCondition of body, mind
strength · energy · hydration · satiation · thriving · life-giving · wholesome · essential
Entitlement from origin
- fundamentalForming the base
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- basicFundamental in nature
- innateExisting since birth
antibodies
Proteins targeting pathogens
- immunoglobulinsProtective blood proteins
- probioticsLive microorganisms aiding digestion
- calciumElement twenty, builds bones
vitamins · protein · fat · carbohydrates · omega-3 · nutrients · enzymes · hormones · lactose · DHA
newborn
Infant just delivered
latching · weaning · formula · bottle · let-down · engorgement · wet-nurse · nipple · areola · foremilk
attachment
Connection or fondness
intimacy · connection · bond · skin-to-skin · cradle · rooting · nursing · latching · holding · cradling
sustenance
Means of living
- growthIncrease in size
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- vitalityCapacity for spirited existence
health · strength · energy · hydration · satiation · thriving · life-giving · wholesome · essential · natural
birthright
Entitlement from origin
- fundamentalForming the base
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- basicFundamental in nature
innate · instinctive · given · inheritance · entitlement
- sayings about motherhoodmama bear, mom guilt, empty nest, supermom, mommy brain
mother's milkpoison
Harmful ingested substance
toxin · venom · junk food · processed food · pollutant
mother's milkuncharted waters
Unexplored or unfamiliar territory
uphill battle · hard slog · acquired taste · steep learning curve
milk, mother, mammal, maternal, motherly, motherhood, mothers, matriarch, mothering