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lactating

lac·tate
L l

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lak-teyt]
    • /ˈlæk teɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lak-teyt]
    • /ˈlæk teɪt/

Definitions of lactating word

  • verb without object lactating to produce milk. 1
  • noun lactating Present participle of lactate. 1
See all 2 definitions of lactating

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Origin of lactating

First appearance:

before 1885
One of the 21% newest English words
1885-90; < Latin lactātus, past participle of lactāre to suckle. See lact-, -ate1

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Parts of speech for Lactating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Lactating

lactating popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

lactating usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lactating

verb lactating

  • feed — to give a fee to.
  • nourish — to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth.
  • cradle — A cradle is a baby's bed with high sides. Cradles often have curved bases so that they rock from side to side.
  • nurture — to feed and protect: to nurture one's offspring.
  • suckle — to nurse at the breast or udder.
All 11 Synonyms of lactating

Antonyms for lactating

verb lactating

  • ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
  • starve — to die or perish from lack of food or nourishment.
  • neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
All 3 Antonyms of lactating

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Related words

  • caked breast

    a painful hardening of one or more lobules of a lactating breast, caused by stagnation of milk in the secreting ducts and accumulation of blood in the expanded veins; stagnation mastitis.

  • galactorrhea

    an abnormally abundant flow of milk in a lactating woman.

  • lactate

    to produce milk.

  • letdown

    a decrease in volume, force, energy, etc.: a letdown in sales; a general letdown of social barriers.
All related words to lactating

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