Phrase guide

milk toast

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈmɪlk təʊst/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈmɪlk ˌtoʊst/
  • homophone: milquetoast

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noun

Meaning 1

A food consisting of toasted bread in warm milk, typically with sugar and butter, but which also may contain other ingredients.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: graveyard stew

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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