lactationn.

Brit.

/lakˈteɪʃn/, U.S.

/lækˈteɪʃən/

Etymology: noun of action < Latin lactāre to suckle. Compare French lactation.

1. The action or process of giving suck to an infant; suckling.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > feeding > feeding offspring > suckling infant

sockc1000

suck13..

nourishingc1325

nursing?1533

lactation1668

suckling1842

breastfeeding1858

1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. ix. §2. 233 Lactation, giving suck.

1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 215 The remote causes of nervous diseases, &c. viz. in..Lactation.

a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. App. 410 By the end of the full period of lactation, it has..reached the full proportion of the adult.

1860 T. H. Tanner On Signs & Dis. Pregnancy ii. 48 During the periods of lactation and pregnancy.

1879 R. N. Khory Digest Med. 18 Prolonged lactation also causes giddiness.

2. The process of secreting milk from the mammary glands.

ΚΠ

1857 J. H. Walsh Man. Domest. Econ. 559 The establishment of lactation is the turning-point of the lying-in-room.

Draft additions 1997

Also, a continuous period during which this process takes place, beginning with birth and ending with weaning.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > secreting milk

lactation1847

the world > life > the body > secretory organs > action or process of secreting > secreting spec. > [noun] > secretion of milk > period of

milk1512

lactation1847

1847 H. Oldham in Guy's Hosp. Rep. 2nd Ser. 5 109 A female carries a child in the womb to the full period of gestation; but the process of labour is literally missed, and lactation follows on completion of gestation.

1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 343/2 Lactation,..the period of the secretion of milk.

1928 W. C. Miller Black's Vet. Dict. 540/2 A cow may produce on an average 800 to 1000 gallons, distributed over from 35 to 45 weeks, in a single lactation.

1947 L. S. P. Davidson & I. A. Anderson Text Bk. Dietetics (ed. 2) ix. 214 The diet during lactation should contain at least 100 milligrams of vitamin C per day.

1960 E. Vanstone & B. M. Dougall Princ. Dairy Sci. iii. 30 Under natural conditions the animal supports its offspring throughout the lactation and supplies its different requirements as it grows.

1979 Irish Times 28 Sept. 15/8 There will also be a 1/2p a gallon increase for milk which is also welcome, though it will do little good this year as the lactations are nearly finished.

1987 Jrnl. Dairy Sci. 70 2168/1 Observed frequencies of clinical mastitis were calculated in 7240 Holstein and Jersey lactations.

Draft additions January 2018

lactation consultant n. a specialist employed to advise mothers on breastfeeding.

ΚΠ

1970 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 70 1878/1 As a ‘lactation consultant’.., I have found that the factor most frequently associated with lactation failure has been..lack of information.

2014 Observer (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Cash section) 41 My lactation consultant advised me to hire a breast pump for £40 a month and express 10 times a day to increase my milk supply.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lactation
释义	lactationn. Brit. /lakˈteɪʃn/, U.S. /lækˈteɪʃən/ Etymology: noun of action < Latin lactāre to suckle. Compare French lactation. 1. The action or process of giving suck to an infant; suckling. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > providing or receiving food > [noun] > feeding > feeding offspring > suckling infant sockc1000 suck13.. nourishingc1325 nursing?1533 lactation1668 suckling1842 breastfeeding1858 1668 Bp. J. Wilkins Ess. Real Char. ii. ix. §2. 233 Lactation, giving suck. 1806 Med. & Physical Jrnl. 15 215 The remote causes of nervous diseases, &c. viz. in..Lactation. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) I. App. 410 By the end of the full period of lactation, it has..reached the full proportion of the adult. 1860 T. H. Tanner On Signs & Dis. Pregnancy ii. 48 During the periods of lactation and pregnancy. 1879 R. N. Khory Digest Med. 18 Prolonged lactation also causes giddiness. 2. The process of secreting milk from the mammary glands. ΚΠ 1857 J. H. Walsh Man. Domest. Econ. 559 The establishment of lactation is the turning-point of the lying-in-room. Draft additions 1997 Also, a continuous period during which this process takes place, beginning with birth and ending with weaning. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > substance or secretion and excretion > [noun] > secreting milk lactation1847 the world > life > the body > secretory organs > action or process of secreting > secreting spec. > [noun] > secretion of milk > period of milk1512 lactation1847 1847 H. Oldham in Guy's Hosp. Rep. 2nd Ser. 5 109 A female carries a child in the womb to the full period of gestation; but the process of labour is literally missed, and lactation follows on completion of gestation. 1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 343/2 Lactation,..the period of the secretion of milk. 1928 W. C. Miller Black's Vet. Dict. 540/2 A cow may produce on an average 800 to 1000 gallons, distributed over from 35 to 45 weeks, in a single lactation. 1947 L. S. P. Davidson & I. A. Anderson Text Bk. Dietetics (ed. 2) ix. 214 The diet during lactation should contain at least 100 milligrams of vitamin C per day. 1960 E. Vanstone & B. M. Dougall Princ. Dairy Sci. iii. 30 Under natural conditions the animal supports its offspring throughout the lactation and supplies its different requirements as it grows. 1979 Irish Times 28 Sept. 15/8 There will also be a 1/2p a gallon increase for milk which is also welcome, though it will do little good this year as the lactations are nearly finished. 1987 Jrnl. Dairy Sci. 70 2168/1 Observed frequencies of clinical mastitis were calculated in 7240 Holstein and Jersey lactations. Draft additions January 2018 lactation consultant n. a specialist employed to advise mothers on breastfeeding. ΚΠ 1970 Amer. Jrnl. Nursing 70 1878/1 As a ‘lactation consultant’.., I have found that the factor most frequently associated with lactation failure has been..lack of information. 2014 Observer (Nexis) 31 Aug. (Cash section) 41 My lactation consultant advised me to hire a breast pump for £40 a month and express 10 times a day to increase my milk supply. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1668
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