powdered milk

noun

1. dry milk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of powdered milk¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

There, in a detention center, they slept on a school stairwell and survived on sporadic deliveries of powdered milk.

From Salon

In February, the government asked the UN's food programme for help with food shortages, sending an unprecedented request for assistance in providing powdered milk to children under the age of seven.

From BBC

Hot cocoa mixes contain a lot less actual cocoa and large quantities of powdered milk and sugar.

From National Geographic

The contest was established in 1950 as a way of selecting a good-will ambassador to thank the United States for postwar aid, including powdered milk.

From New York Times

If he is lucky, he can buy two spoons of powdered milk and two or three nappies at a time.

From BBC