lactation

Nghĩa (Tiếng Anh)

  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.

Từ đồng nghĩa

Phát âm là (IPA)
/lækˈteɪʃən/
Từ nguyên (Tiếng Anh)

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

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