English Explanatory Dictionary

lactant

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. lactating; producing milk.
noun
  1. A lactating mother; A mother who is suckling offspring.

Word forms

lactant lactants

Etymology

From Latin lactans, present participle of lactare (“to suck”), from lac, lactis (“milk”).

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