Lactation

noun
læk'teɪʃən

Noun

  • the period following birth during which milk is secreted

    “lactation normally continues until weaning”

    Type of:Period

  • feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast

    Similar:Suckling
    Type of:FeedingAlimentation

  • the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands

    Type of:Activity

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