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lactating Definition and Meaning in English (lactating definition)

adjective
Synonyms:nursingsucklingmilk-producing
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Lactating definition: Describing a female mammal that is currently producing and secreting milk to nourish its young.

Definitions of Lactating

  1. 1adjective

    Describing a female mammal that is currently producing and secreting milk to nourish its young.

  2. 2verb

    The action of a female mammal producing milk from her mammary glands.

Example Sentences

casual

“The lactating mother felt tired but fulfilled after feeding her baby.”

scientific

“Many hormones are involved in a cow lactating after calving.”

Synonyms

nursingsucklingmilk-producing

Antonyms

non-lactatingdry

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Inflected Word Forms

infinitivelactate
past participlelactated
nounlactation
nounlactose

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Lactating definition: Describing a female mammal that is currently producing and secreting milk to nourish its young.
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