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 .

As nouns the difference between lactation and nursing

is that lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal while nursing is breastfeeding.

As an adjective nursing is

in the state of suckling young, lactating.

As a verb nursing is

.

As nouns the difference between milking and lactation

is that milking is the act by which a cow, etc is milked while lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.

As a verb milking

is .

As nouns the difference between confinement and lactation

is that confinement is the act of confining or the state of being confined while lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.

As nouns the difference between lactation and gestation

is that lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal while gestation is the period of time during which an infant animal or human physically develops inside the mother's body until it is born.

As nouns the difference between milk and lactation

is that milk is (uncountable) a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young from certain animals, especially cows, it is a common food for humans as a beverage or used to produce various dairy products such as butter, cheese, and yogurt while lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.

As a verb milk

is to express milk from (a mammal, especially a cow).

As nouns the difference between lactation and luctation

is that lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal while luctation is effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavour.

As nouns the difference between mactation and lactation

is that mactation is (obsolete) the act of killing a victim for sacrifice while lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.

As nouns the difference between jactation and lactation

is that jactation is a tossing or shaking of the body; physical agitation, especially while asleep or confined to bed by ilness; jactitation while lactation is the secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.