lactation

Borrowed from Latin lactatio, lactationis. Equivalent to lactate +‎ -ation.

• (US) IPA^(key): /lækˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

lactation (countable and uncountable, plural lactations)

1. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
2. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
3. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

• lactational
• lactation period

• lactate
• lactic
• lactose

• Alcottian