Defenition of the word lactation

• Defenition of the word lactation

  • the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
  • feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
  • the period following birth during which milk is secreted; "lactation normally continues until weaning"
  • the period following birth during which milk is secreted

Hypernyms for the word lactation

• • activity
  • alimentation
  • bodily function
  • bodily process
  • body process
  • feeding
  • period
  • period of time
  • time period

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