lactation
/læk'teɪʃən/
noun
9 letters3 syllables11 points in Scrabble®14 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS3
NOUN
1
Feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast.
2
The period following birth during which milk is secreted.
“lactation normally continues until weaning”
3
The production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands.
WORD FORMS
Related formlactate
GAME SCORES
Scrabble®11 points
Words With Friends®14 points
Double word22 points
Triple word33 points
GOOD TO KNOW
Pig Latinactationlay
Starts & ends withL … N
Syllableslac · ta · tion
SYNONYMS & RELATED2
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