lactation
US/lækˈteɪʃən/
lactation noun: the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
Noun
lactation (countable and uncountable, plural lactations)
- 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; a lactation period.
lactation meaning in Tamil and Kannada
lactation in Tamil
- பால் சுரத்தல், பால்சுரப்பு, பால் சுரத்தற்காலம், பாலூட்டுதல், பாலூட்டல், பால்கறத்தல்
lactation in Kannada
- ಹಾಲೂಡಿಕೆ, ಮೊಲೆಯೂಡಿಕೆ, ಮೊಲೆಯೂಡಿಸುವುದು, ಸ್ತನ್ಯಪಾನ ಮಾಡಿಸುವುದು, ಕ್ಷೀರೋತ್ಪತ್ತಿ
Forms of lactation
| plural | lactations |
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Origin of lactation
Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate + -ion.
Words formed from lactation
- ablactation
- hyperlactation
- induced lactation
- lactational
- lactation consultant
- lactation period
- lactation station
- lactivism
- midlactation
- overlactation
- relactation
- telelactation
Phrases with lactation
Words that rhyme with lactation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
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- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about lactation
- What does lactation mean?
- Lactation means the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
- What is lactation in Tamil?
- Lactation in Tamil is பால் சுரத்தல், பால்சுரப்பு, பால் சுரத்தற்காலம். See Lactation meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is lactation?
- Lactation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce lactation?
- Lactation is pronounced /lækˈteɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of lactation?
- The plural of lactation is lactations.
Words near lactation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: lactation (page history and authors); lactation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); lactation (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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