English dictionary

lactation

/l/&/k't/eI//S//@/n/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

the period following birth during which milk is secreted

noun.time

Examples
Lactation normally continues until weaning.

Source: WordNet 3.0
the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands

noun.process

Source: WordNet 3.0
feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast

noun.act

Synonyms suckling

Source: WordNet 3.0
A giving suck; the secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland.

noun

Source: webster1913