Lactation

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Secretion or formation of milk by the mammary glands.
  • n. The period during which the mammary glands secrete milk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
  • n. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
  • n. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland; giving suck.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The formation or secretion of milk; the physiological function of secreting milk.
  • n. The act of giving suck, or the time of suckling.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
  • n. the period following birth during which milk is secreted
  • n. feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast
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