"lactation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /lækˈteɪʃən/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lactation.wav Forms: lactations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate + -ion. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|lactatio|lactātiō, lactātiōnis}} Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis, {{suffix|en|lactate|ion}} lactate + -ion Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} lactation (countable and uncountable, plural lactations)
  1. The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (secretion of milk): laktace [feminine] (Czech), maidoneritys (Finnish), lactation [feminine] (French), tejelválasztás (Hungarian), tejképződés (Hungarian), tejtermelés (Hungarian), laktáció (Hungarian), laktasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), laktasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), laktacja [feminine] (Polish), lactação [feminine] (Portuguese), лакта́ция (laktácija) [feminine] (Russian), laktation [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lactation-en-noun-JHMBx~Zj Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of 'secretion of milk': 84 11 5
  2. The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of providing milk to the young): кърмене (kǎrmene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 哺乳 (bǔrǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), imetys (Finnish), rintaruokinta (Finnish), allaitement [masculine] (French), lactation [dated, feminine] (French), szoptatás (Hungarian), laktáció (Hungarian), 授乳 (junyū) (alt: じゅにゅう) (Japanese), lactação [feminine] (Portuguese), кормле́ние гру́дью (kormlénije grúdʹju) [neuter] (Russian), грудно́е вска́рмливание (grudnóje vskármlivanije) [neuter] (Russian), amning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-lactation-en-noun-OFZsxRPD Categories (other): Breastfeeding Disambiguation of Breastfeeding: 11 80 8 Disambiguation of 'process of providing milk to the young': 6 83 11
  3. The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (lactation period): 哺乳期 (bǔrǔ qí) (Chinese Mandarin), imetysaika (Finnish), lactation [feminine] (French), tejelés (Hungarian), laktáció (Hungarian), laktasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), laktasjon [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), lactação [feminine] (Portuguese), лакта́ция (laktácija) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-lactation-en-noun-iNQVfSWB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English terms suffixed with -ion, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Milk Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 2 95 Disambiguation of English links with redundant alt parameters: 12 9 79 Disambiguation of English links with redundant wikilinks: 9 7 84 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ion: 8 8 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 6 90 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 2 4 94 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 2 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 8 7 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 8 7 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 8 7 85 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 5 9 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 14 7 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 8 7 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 7 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 9 8 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 2 2 96 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 8 9 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 11 7 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 6 7 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 7 7 86 Disambiguation of Milk: 24 22 53 Disambiguation of 'lactation period': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: induced lactation, lactational, lactation consultant, lactation period, lactation station Related terms: lactate, lactic, lactose

Noun [French]

IPA: /lak.ta.sjɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-lactation.wav Forms: lactations [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Etymology templates: {{lbor|fr|la|lactatio|lactātiō, lactātiōnis}} Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} lactation f (plural lactations)
  1. lactation Tags: feminine Related terms: lait, lacté
    Sense id: en-lactation-fr-noun-sp1laXKJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Breastfeeding

Inflected forms

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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "secretion of milk",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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      "word": "maidoneritys"
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      "word": "lactation"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "laktacja"
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      "sense": "secretion of milk",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "lactação"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
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      "sense": "secretion of milk",
      "tags": [
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      "lang": "Bulgarian",
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      "word": "кърмене"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "fr",
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      "word": "lactation"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
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      "sense": "process of providing milk to the young",
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    {
      "alt": "じゅにゅう",
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      "roman": "junyū",
      "sense": "process of providing milk to the young",
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    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
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      "tags": [
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    {
      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "kormlénije grúdʹju",
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        "neuter"
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      "word": "кормле́ние гру́дью"
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "process of providing milk to the young",
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    },
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      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "code": "hu",
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      "code": "nb",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "lactation period",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "lactação"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "laktácija",
      "sense": "lactation period",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "лакта́ция"
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}

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