ablactation

/ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/

æb · LÆKTEꞮ · ʃn̩ (3 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam.

Etymology

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