ABLACTATION

weaning, ablactation

(noun) the act of substituting other food for the mother’s milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

ablactation

(noun) the cessation of lactation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

ablactation (countable and uncountable, plural ablactations)

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

(obsolete, horticulture) The process of grafting now called inarching, or "grafting by approach". [Attested from the late 17^th century until the early 19^th century.]

Source: Wiktionary

Ab`lac*ta"tion. n.

1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. Blount.

2. (Hort.)

Definition: The process of grafting now called inarching, or grafting by approach.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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