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Lactation   /læktˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Lactation

noun
1.
The period following birth during which milk is secreted.
2.
The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands.
3.
Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast.  Synonym: suckling.





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