lactating

Definition of Lactating in English :

1. lactating, wet

producing or secreting milk

Example Sentences:
'a wet nurse'
'a wet cow'
'lactating cows'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Lactating

noun

an ester or salt of lactic acid

verb

(intransitive)

(of mammals) to produce or secrete milk

verb intransitiveWord forms: ˈlacˌtated or ˈlacˌtating

1.

to secrete milk

noun

2.

a salt of lactic acid containing the monovalent, negative radical C3H5O3

3.

an uncharged ester of lactic acid

intr.v. lac·tat·ed, lac·tat·ing, lac·tates

To secrete or produce milk.