I Hebrew the word Heela is used for areola, Heela means a glow around something, like a halo. I On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:22 AM, Rachel O'Leary <[log in to unmask]>wrote: > Dear Norma and all, > > About languages and cultures - do other languages (other than English) use > the Latin words 'colostrum' and 'areola'? It seems very odd to me that we > use a foreign, dead language to describe our own living bodies! > > The old English word for colostrum is 'beestings' - it occurs in an old > text where they discuss the payment and perks for each job on an Anglo-Saxon > estate: the cow-herd gets the beestings of a cow that has just given birth. > I wonder what they did with it - obviously it was a priviledge and highly > valued. I don't think we could use 'beestings' instead of 'colostrum' now, > it is too ancient and forgotten (and sounds like being stung by a bee!) I > like to call it 'early milk' or 'first milk' to avoid that business where > the parents think there is 'no milk until day 3'. > > In English, 'colostrum' sounds like 'cholesterol' and parents often mix > these words up. Cholesterol of course is a 'bad thing' so that's another > reason to avoid this foreign word. > > I like to tell mothers that the sun also has an areola :) (Or just call it > the dark ring around the nipple.) > > What are the words in other languages? > > Rachel > Rachel O'Leary, Cambridge UK > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set > lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome > *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome