prelacteal

pre- +‎ lacteal

prelacteal (not comparable)

1. Before feeding on milk
   • 2015 August 19, Yihunie Lakew, Lianna Tabar, Demewoz Haile, “Socio-medical determinants of timely breastfeeding initiation in Ethiopia: Evidence from the 2011 nation wide Demographic and Health Survey”, in International Breastfeeding Journal‎, volume 10, DOI:10.1186/s13006-015-0050-9:

     This may be due to traditional perceptions in Ethiopia that male infants privileged enough to receive prelacteal feeds are accepted by the society as strong and healthy.

• carpellate, parcellate