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Lactation

//lækˈteɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast wordnet
  3. 3
    The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands wordnet
  5. 5
    The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; a lactation period. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    the period following birth during which milk is secreted wordnet

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate + -ion.

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