suckling method

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• suckling — /suk ling/, n. an infant or a young animal that is not yet weaned. [1400 50; late ME; see SUCK, LING1] * * * In mammals, the drawing of milk into the mouth from the nipple of a mammary gland. In human beings, it is referred to as nursing or… …   Universalium

• Suckling — /suk ling/, n. Sir John, 1609 42, English poet. * * * In mammals, the drawing of milk into the mouth from the nipple of a mammary gland. In human beings, it is referred to as nursing or breast feeding. The word also denotes an animal that has not …   Universalium

• Lactational amenorrhea method — Infobox Birth control name = Lactational amenorrhea method width = caption = bc type = Behavioral date first use = Ancient Ecological method 1971 rate type = Failure failure measure = first six months perfect failure% = 0.5 typical failure% = 2… …   Wikipedia

• Breastfeeding — Suckling and nursing are synonyms. For other uses, see Nursing (disambiguation) and Suckling (disambiguation) An infant breastfeeding …   Wikipedia

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• birth control — regulation of the number of children born through the deliberate control or prevention of conception. Cf. family planning (def. 1). [1914, Amer.] * * * Voluntary limiting of human reproduction, using such means as contraception, sexual abstinence …   Universalium

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• lactation — lactational, adj. lactationally, adv. /lak tay sheuhn/, n. 1. the secretion or formation of milk. 2. the period of milk production. [1660 70; < LL lactation (s. of lactatio) a giving suck. See LACTATE1, ION] * * * Production of milk by female… …   Universalium