"milk of human kindness" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: First used by Shakespeare in Macbeth (see quotations). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} milk of human kindness (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Compassion shown to other people. Wikipedia link: Macbeth, William Shakespeare Tags: idiomatic, uncountable

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