warm milk
Sleepytime beverage tradition
Warm milk is milk that has been gently heated, traditionally drunk before bed as a sleep aid.
The practice persists partly from habit, partly from the comfort of a warm drink, and partly from the belief that milk contains compounds that promote drowsiness.
She made herself some warm milk to help her sleep.
The phrase evokes coziness and mild remedies—something a parent might offer a restless child.
- heatedWarmed or passionate
- bedtimeDesignated hour for retiring
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- sleepyWanting to doze
- comfortEase or soothing relief
comfort food · mug · cocoa · honey · nursing · baby bottle · lullaby · cozy · nightcap · blanket · bottle · steam · creamy · maternal · mother's love · insomnia · chamomile · sip
- home remedieshoney, lemon, ginger, garlic, turmeric
- hot beveragescoffee, tea, hot chocolate, espresso, latte
- sleep aidsmelatonin, sleeping pills, sleeping pill, sleep aid, Ambien
- warm drinkshot chocolate, hot cocoa, hot tea, chai latte, latte
- Indian drinkschai, lassi, masala chai, filter coffee, buttermilk
- Convalescent Foodsbroth, chicken soup, beef broth, bone broth, gruel
warm milkespresso
Concentrated pressurized brew
black coffee · double shot · energy drink · Red Bull · cold brew
warm milkwhiskey
Oak-aged grain spirit
hard liquor · black coffee · straight bourbon · espresso shot · absinthe
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