Dec 11, 2025 · lait (third-person singular simple present laits, present participle laiting, simple past and past participle laited) (ambitransitive, UK dialectal, obsolete) To seek; search for; inquire. quotations …

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LAIT translations: milk, milk. Learn more in the Cambridge French-English Dictionary.

Lait (pronounced “lahy”) is the French term for “milk,” referring to the white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals, typically consumed as a beverage or used in cooking and baking.

There are three meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun lait, two of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

English Translation of “LAIT” | The official Collins French-English Dictionary online. Over 100,000 English translations of French words and phrases.

French definition, examples and pronunciation of lait: Liquide blanc, opaque, très nutritif, sécrété par …

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Origin of Lait From Middle English lait, layt, leit, leyt, from Old English līġet, līġetu, līeġet (“lightning, flash of lightning”), from Proto-Germanic *laugiþō (“lightning”), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“to shine”).