spit up
Infant's milk return
To spit up is to vomit a small amount, used especially of babies regurgitating milk: The baby spit up on my shirt.
Adults might spit up after coughing or mild nausea.
The phrase is gentler than vomit, suggesting something minor and involuntary rather than full-scale illness.
- regurgitateExpel swallowed matter
- pukeForceful stomach emptying
- refluxBackward liquid movement
- burpExpel stomach gas
- gagMouth restraint or jest
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