prelacteal

English

Etymology

From pre- +‎ lacteal.

Adjective

prelacteal (not comparable)

1. Before feeding on milk
   • 2015 August 19, Yihunie Lakew, Lianna Tabar, Demewoz Haile, “Socio-medical determinants of timely breastfeeding initiation in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2011 nation wide Demographic and Health Survey”, in International Breastfeeding Journal‎^[1], volume 10, →DOI:

     This may be due to traditional perceptions in Ethiopia that male infants privileged enough to receive prelacteal feeds are accepted by the society as strong and healthy.

Anagrams

• carpellate, parcellate