乳|ちちchichi[2]odaka (tail-high)

1. nounmilk
   うちの牛うしは全まったく乳ちちが出でない。↗

   Our cow doesn't give us any milk.
2. nounbreast
3. nounloop
4. noundecorative bump (on a hanging bell)

• SynonymミルクNeutralLoanword for milk, also infant formula (「ミルクティー」); the everyday word for milk as a drink, whereas 「乳」 leans toward breast milk and breasts.
• Related乳汁にゅうじゅうWrittenWritten/formal word for milk, typical in medical contexts; also used for plant latex.

Use 「乳」 for breast milk or breasts (「乳を飲ませる」「牛の乳」). For milk you drink say 「牛乳」 or 「ミルク」; in medical contexts use 「乳汁」.

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1. （ちち）動物どうぶつの分泌物ぶんぴつぶつの一ひとつ。哺乳類ほにゅうるいの雌めすから分泌ぶんぴつされ、子こによって飲用いんようされる。
2. （ちち）乳房ちぶさ。