lactation
NounSynonyms:
suckling
Open English WordNet
Noun (3)
- the period following birth during which milk is secreted“lactation normally continues until weaning”Type of time period, period of time
- the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glandsType of bodily process, body process
- feeding an infant by giving suck at the breastSynonyms: sucklingType of feeding, alimentation
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Lac·ta′tion noun
The secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland; giving suck.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54