lactation
English
/lækˈteɪʃən/
noun
Definitions
- The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
- The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
- The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lactatio, lactātiōnis, lactātiō suffix from English lactate.
Origin
English
lactate
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ablactation English
- dilactate English
- homolactate English
- hyperlactation English
- lactate English
- lactatemia English
- lactational English
- lactationally English
- lactator English
- midlactation English
- mislactation English
- phospholactate English
- postlactational English
- relactate English
- relactation English
- lactatio, lactātiōnis, lactātiō Latin
- lactātus Latin
- ablactacioun Middle English