lactation

About 1.61 uses per million words.

Meaning

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

Similar words

breastfeeding nursing breastfeed breast-feed breast milk feeding pregnancy infancy breast-feeding

Often followed by

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Word family

lactational lactations