lactation

Meanings

Plural: lactations

Noun

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

Synonyms

suckling

Related Words

lactate, lactic, lactose