lactancia

Spanish

Etymology

From lactar (“to suckle”) +‎ -ancia.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /laɡˈtanθja/ [laɣ̞ˈt̪ãn̟.θja]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /laɡˈtansja/ [laɣ̞ˈt̪ãn.sja]
(Spain) Rhymes: -anθja
(Latin America) Rhymes: -ansja
Syllabification: lac‧tan‧cia

Noun

lactancia f (uncountable)

breastfeeding
breastfeeding period

Derived terms

permiso de lactancia

Related terms

lactante

Further reading

“lactancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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