Etymology

lactant

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Today it means: lactating; producing milk. Full definition →

Latin lactans
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  1. Latin · derived fromlactans
  2. English todaylactant

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

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