English > lactate: 2 senses > verb 1, consumption| Meaning | give suck to. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody |
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| Synonyms | breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, give suck |
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| Entailed by | wean, ablactate | gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk |
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| Broader | feed, give | Give food to |
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| Opposite | bottlefeed | feed (infants) with a bottle |
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| Similar to | suck | Draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth |
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| Spanish | amamantar, dar de mamar, lactar |
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| Catalan | alletar |
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| Nouns | lactation | feeding an infant by giving suck at the breast |
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| lactation | the production and secretion of milk by the mammary glands |
| lactation | the period following birth during which milk is secreted |
