Ablactation Definition

ablaktāzhən
noun
The act or process of weaning.
Webster's New World

The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]

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Singular:
ablactation
Plural:
ablactations

Origin of Ablactation

  • From Middle English ablactacioun from Late Latin ablactatio, ablactō (“to wean”) from Latin ab (“without”) + lacto (“suckle”), from lac (“milk”).

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