Dictionary

lactation en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /lækˈteɪʃən/ (US)
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Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

Deriveds

overlactation · induced lactation · lactivism · lactation station · telelactation · lactational · relactation · lactation period · hyperlactation · ablactation · midlactation · lactation consultant

Relateds

lactic · lactose · lactate

Translations (39)

cs laktace (secretion of milk) · sv amning (process of providing milk to the young) · fi imetysaika (lactation period) · fi maidoneritys (secretion of milk) · hu tejelválasztás (secretion of milk) · fi imetys (process of providing milk to the young) · nn laktasjon (secretion of milk) · nb laktasjon (secretion of milk) · hu laktáció (lactation period) · fr lactation (process of providing milk to the young) · be лакта́цыя (lactation period) · cmn 哺乳期 (lactation period) · ru грудно́е вска́рмливание (process of providing milk to the young) · uk лакта́ція (lactation period) · cmn 哺乳 (process of providing milk to the young) · hu tejképződés (secretion of milk) · hu tejtermelés (secretion of milk) · ru кормле́ние гру́дью (process of providing milk to the young) · ru лакта́ция (lactation period) · pl laktacja (secretion of milk) · hu laktáció (secretion of milk) · pt lactação (secretion of milk) · nb laktasjon (lactation period) · pt lactação (process of providing milk to the young) · nn laktasjon (lactation period) · ja 授乳 (process of providing milk to the young) · hu tejelés (lactation period) · sv laktation (secretion of milk) · hu szoptatás (process of providing milk to the young) · bg кърмене (process of providing milk to the young) · uk лакта́ція (secretion of milk) · ru лакта́ция (secretion of milk) · fi rintaruokinta (process of providing milk to the young) · pt lactação (lactation period) · hu laktáció (process of providing milk to the young) · fr lactation (lactation period) · be лакта́цыя (secretion of milk) · fr lactation (secretion of milk) · fr allaitement (process of providing milk to the young)