oat milk

noun

plural oat milks
: a liquid made from ground oats and water that is usually fortified (as with calcium and vitamins) and used as a milk substitute

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The protocol, the BBC said, was that the oat milk would be poured into the boy’s cup in the classroom and then handed to him. Cara Lynn Shultz, People.com, 9 July 2025 For a sweet, Instagram-worthy treat, try the Fruit Loop, a delightfully blue, iced concoction made with pea flower tea, vanilla, and oat milk. Blair West, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2025 Some classic coffee concoctions from Dutch Bros. include a mocha, cold brew, latte, Americano, nitro and oat milk latte. Jason Dill, Miami Herald, 2 Aug. 2025 Almond and oat milk are two popular dairy substitutes. Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 17 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for oat milk

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First Known Use

1980, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oat milk was in 1980

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“Oat milk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oat%20milk. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.

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