lactation

lactation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate +‎ -ion.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /lækˈteɪʃən/
• Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

lactation (countable and uncountable, plural lactations)

1. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
2. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
3. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

Derived terms

• lactational
• lactation consultant
• lactation period
• lactation station

 

Related terms

• lactate
• lactic
• lactose

 

Translations

secretion of milk

Czech: laktace (cs) f Finnish: maidoneritys French: lactation (fr) f Hungarian: tejelválasztás, tejképződés, tejtermelés, laktáció Norwegian: Bokmål: laktasjon m Nynorsk: laktasjon m Polish: laktacja (pl) f Russian: лакта́ция (ru) f (laktácija)

process of providing milk to the young

Bulgarian: кърмене n (kǎrmene) Chinese: Mandarin: 哺乳 (zh) (bǔrǔ) Finnish: imetys (fi), rintaruokinta (fi) French: allaitement (fr) m, lactation (fr) f (dated) Hungarian: szoptatás (hu), laktáció Japanese: 授乳 (ja) (じゅにゅう, junyū) Russian: кормле́ние гру́дью n (kormlénije grúdʹju), грудно́е вска́рмливание (ru) n (grudnóje vskármlivanije) Swedish: dia (sv), ge di, amma (sv)

lactation period

Chinese: Mandarin: 哺乳期 (zh) (bǔrǔ qí) Finnish: imetysaika French: lactation (fr) f Hungarian: tejelés, laktáció Norwegian: Bokmål: laktasjon m Nynorsk: laktasjon m Russian: лакта́ция (ru) f (laktácija)

Anagrams

• Alcottian

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French

Noun

lactation f (plural lactations)

1. lactation

Further reading

• “lactation”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.