whole milk

noun

: milk that contains approximately 3% to 4% milk fat by weight

Whole milk contains roughly the same amount of protein and calcium as fat-free milk, but it has nearly twice as many calories. Some people, on the other hand, prefer the taste and texture of whole milk.

—Caroline Hopkins Legaspi

Examples of whole milk in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Step 2 Add 2 large eggs, ½ cup whole milk, ¼ cup (50 g) sugar, 1 Tbsp. — Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Oct. 2026

Add the pudding mix and whole milk; mix until smooth and thickened, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally, about 2 minutes. — Erin Merhar, Southern Living, 30 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1793, in the meaning defined above