Meaning & use

dairy

noun·Everyday

Food products, such as milk, cheese, and butter, made from the milk of cows or other animals.

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She avoids all dairy products because they tend to upset her stomach.

The farm sells fresh dairy products directly to local restaurants.

A note on using this word

Dairy also functions as an adjective, as in dairy farm or dairy cow, describing things related to milk production.

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