lactation

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate +‎ -ion. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /lækˈteɪʃən/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === 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. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Alcottian == French == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /lak.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === lactation f (plural lactations) lactation ==== Related terms ==== lait lacté === Further reading === “lactation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012