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Suckling vs Lactation - What's the difference?

suckling | lactation |

As nouns the difference between suckling and lactation

is that suckling is an infant that is still being breastfed]] (being [[suckle|suckled) by its mother while lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.

As a verb suckling

is .

suckling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An infant that is still being breastfed]] (being [[suckle, suckled) by its mother.
  • A young mammal which isn't weaned yet (such as a (foal) (baby horse) that is still being fed milk by its mother ().

    • Related terms

    * -ling * suck * sucker * suckling calf * suckling pig * sucking reflex * suckle * suckler (suckler cow)

    Verb

    (head)

    • References

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    lactation

    English

    (wikipedia lactation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
  • The process of providing the milk to the young; breastfeeding.
  • The period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young; lactation period.

    • Derived terms

    * lactational * lactation period

    Related terms

    * lactate * lactic * lactose