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.
To defend a belief or keep affirming that it's true is to contend. People used to contend that the earth was flat, but eventually, when no one dropped off the edge no matter how far they traveled, the round theory won. One of the meanings of contend is from the French to strive with, and it is a literal fighting, as in to contend with fists.. Most contemporary uses of the verb contend illustrate competitions of proof or defense, where a person will contend that something is true, or better, or wrong.