milch
Americanadjective
noun
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(modifier) (esp of cattle) yielding milk
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informal a source of easy income, esp a person
Etymology
Origin of milch
1250–1300; Middle English milche; compare Old English -milce (in thrimilce the month of May, i.e., the month when cows could be milked thrice a day); see milk
Vocabulary lists containing milch
Example Sentences
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With “The Better Sister,” creators Olivia Milch and Regina Corrado look at all the people affected by Corey Stoll’s Adam, a husband and father who’s only perfect in the public eye.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2025
Bhalla and Jansen cut their teeth in TV under David Milch, the visionary creator of such shows as “Hill Street Blues,” “NYPD Blue” and “Deadwood.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2023
“Do I love David Milch? Yes. Do I love Rod Serling? Yes,” Lyonne said, adding that she also enjoyed “the mischief of being up to something with Rian.”
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023
They met in L.A. in 2008, when Donovan started dating Brobeck’s college friend Adam Milch, whom he later married.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 10, 2022
Fr�ulein Milch hung her head sadly, then put both hands before her face, crying,— "Why must I tell you?"
From Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine by Auerbach, Berthold
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