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Webster 1913 Edition

Lactant

Lac′tant

,
Adj.
[L.
lactans
, p. pr. of
lactare
to suck, fr.
lac
,
lactis
, milk.]
Suckling; giving suck.

Webster 1828 Edition

Lactant

LAC'TANT

,
Adj.
[L. lactans, from lacto, to give suck; lac, milk.] Suckling; giving suck. [Little used.]

Definition 2024

lactant

lactant

English

Adjective

lactant ‎(not comparable)

  1. suckling; giving suck

Latin

Verb

lactant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of lactō

Etymology

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

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