lactation

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

• (US) IPA^(key): /lækˈteɪʃən/

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• 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.

• Alcottian

Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis.

• IPA^(key): /lak.ta.sjɔ̃/

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lactation f (plural lactations)

1. lactation

• lait
• lacté

• “lactation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.