lactation

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lactatio, lactationis. Equivalent to lactate +‎ -ation.

Pronunciation

• 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 period

Related terms

• lactate
• lactic
• lactose

Translations

secretion of milk

• Czech: laktace (cs) f
• Finnish: maidoneritys
• French: lactation (fr) f
• Hungarian: tejelválasztás, tejképződés, laktáció
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: laktasjon m

  Nynorsk: laktasjon m

• 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)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: szoptatás (hu), laktáció
• Japanese: 授乳 (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 (bǔrǔ qí)

• Finnish: imetysaika
• French: lactation (fr) f
• Hungarian: tejelés, laktáció
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: laktasjon m

  Nynorsk: laktasjon m

• Russian: лакта́ция (ru) f (laktácija)

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