spit-up

Infant's milk reversal

Spit-up is the mild regurgitation typical of infants—milk or formula that comes back up shortly after feeding.

Unlike vomit, spit-up flows out passively without force or distress: The baby got spit-up on my shoulder.

As a verb, to spit up is to produce such regurgitation: She spits up after every bottle.

reflux

regurgitation

Ejecting swallowed material

heartburn · esophagus · stomach · digestion · colic · overfeeding · burping · positioning · pediatrician · upright

infant

bib

Mealtime chest covering

breastfeeding · formula · colic · newborn · nursery · swaddle · bassinet · teething · milk · naptime

mess

stain

Lasting surface discoloration

cleanup · laundry · smeared · dribble · clothing · furniture · shoulder · carpet · wipes · odor

Categories
Opposites
digestive direction

spit-upswallow

Send down the throat

keep down · ingest · retain · hold down · gulp down

Family

spit, upward, saliva, spat, spitting, salivate, spits, sputum, spitter

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G