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BNC: 36843 COCA: 24474

— lactation

/lækˈteɪʃən/ noun [noncount]
BNC: 36843 COCA: 24474

lactation

noun

lac·​ta·​tion lak-ˈtā-shən How to pronounce lactation (audio)
plural lactations
1
: the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands
… there may be overproduction of prolactin, the breast milk hormone. A sign of that might be abnormal lactation. Paul G. Donohue
When a doe kids and begins lactation, she must draw on the calcium stored in her bones to furnish enough blood calcium for milk production. David B. Weems
lactation rooms where mothers can express milk for baby. Shawn Tully
… the infants of mothers given the names of lactation support groups or individuals instead are more likely to be fully breast-feeding at four months. Barbara Quick
2
: one complete period of lactation extending from about the time of birthing to weaning
… cows fed 1.1 percent bicarb in the total ration produced an average 17,587 lbs. of milk per lactation Eastern Milk Producer
lactational
lak-ˈtā-shnəl How to pronounce lactation (audio)
-shə-nᵊl
adjective
lactational mastitis

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1837, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of lactation was circa 1837
BNC: 36843 COCA: 24474

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