Lactation. Lactation describes the secretion of milk from the mammary glands and the period of time that a mother lactates to feed her young. The process occurs in all female mammals, although it predates mammals. In humans the process of feeding milk is called breastfeeding or nursing.
Bragging synonyms. Top bragging synonyms (other words for bragging) are boastful, swaggering and arrogant.
Word Origin and History for whine Expand. v. Old English hwinan to whiz or whistle through the air (only of arrows), also hwinsian to whine (of dogs), ultimately of imitative origin (cf. Old Norse hvina to whiz, German wiehern to neigh). Meaning to complain in a feeble way is first recorded 1520s. Related: Whined; whining.