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Meaning of lactation in English
Pronunciation
/lækˈteɪʃ(ə)n/
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Noun
lactation
Etymology
mid 17th century: from Latin lactatio(n-), from lactare‘suckle’, from lac, lact-‘milk’
Definitions
1.
the period following birth during which milk is secreted
Examples
« lactation normally continues until weaning »
2.
the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
3.
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast