lactation

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

Learned borrowing from Latin lactātiō, lactātiōnis. Equivalent to lactate + -ion.

Small families--Birth tabu--Birth customs---Infant mortality--Infanticide--Couvade--Name-giving--Names--Tabu on names--Childhood--Lactation--Food restrictions--Child-life and training--Initiation. — The North-West Amazons: Notes of some months spent among cannibal tribes, Thomas Whiffen
The women who believed in polygamy had much to say in its favor, especially in regard to the sacredness of motherhood during the period of pregnancy and lactation; a lesson of respect for that period being religiously taught all Mormons. — Eighty Years and More; Reminiscences 1815-1897, Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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