Word: lactation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: lac
ta
tion
Definition: The secretion of milk from the mammary gland of a female mammal.
Morphemes:
Affix: lactate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To secrete or produce milk
Etymology Compounds: Affix: lactātus
Language: la
Decoded: lactatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: suckled
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.