lactation

Значение (Английский)

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

Синонимы

suckling

nursing

milk secretion

breast feeding

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galactosis

giving milk

milk production

galactopoiesis

lactogenesis

breastfeeding

milk ejection

giving suck

mammal

nurturing

rearing

Переводы

lactation

lattazione

lactación

Säugen

Laktation

lactação

lactancia

borstvoeding

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emzirme

amamentação

βύζαγμα

Stillen

θηλασμός

allattamento

Произносится как (IPA)

/lækˈteɪʃən/

Этимология (Английский)

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