breast milk
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This is the everyday, neutral term for milk produced by a mother to feed her baby.
breast milk、mother’s milk
It refers to the milk produced by a mother’s body for feeding her baby.
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เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมแม่ líaŋ lûuk dûay nom mɛ̂ɛ Breastfeed a baby. เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมแม่ details
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นมแม่ดีที่สุดสำหรับทารก nom mɛ̂ɛ dii thîi sùt sǎmràp thaarók Breast milk is best for infants. นมแม่ดีที่สุดสำหรับทารก details
Learning notes
Explanation
The word combines นม, “milk,” with แม่, “mother,” and normally means “breast milk.” It is a standard, neutral expression used in family conversations as well as in hospitals and childcare information. Common combinations include กินนมแม่, “drink breast milk,” เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมแม่, “raise or feed a baby on breast milk,” and ประโยชน์ของนมแม่, “the benefits of breast milk.” When stating an amount, Thai uses a container or measurement word such as ขวด, “bottle,” ถุง, “bag,” or มิลลิลิตร, “milliliter.”
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing a baby’s feeding at home, receiving breastfeeding advice at a hospital, or explaining how to pump and store breast milk.
Caution
นมแม่ names the milk itself. To express the action “to breastfeed,” use ให้นมลูก; to describe raising or feeding a baby on breast milk, use เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมแม่. Do not confuse it with นมผง, “infant formula/powdered milk,” or นมวัว, “cow’s milk.”