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.
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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
Word Usage
"As he took mental notes on the relevant biology and process, a curious Flinx could not keep from mentally substituting the term lactation for secretion, even though nothing about the practice had anything to do with milk."