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Definition of colostrum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

colostrum

noun
 
/kəˈlɒstrəm/
 
/kəˈlɑːstrəm/
[uncountable]
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  1. the first milk produced by a new mother, which has a lot of antibodies that help the baby to resist disease
    Word Originlate 16th cent.: from Latin.
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