YOLK - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

nutritive material of an ovum stored for the nutrition of an embryo (especially the yellow mass of a bird or reptile egg)

Categories: Food, Nutrient

Synonyms

Vitellus, Yolk, Egg yolk

🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)

The word "yolk". It started in Old English ġeolca, which. Then it appeared in Middle English yolke.

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