ablactation

English

/ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/

noun
Definitions
  • The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam.
  • (obsolete) The process of grafting now called inarching, or "grafting by approach".

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ablactacioun derived from Latin ablactatio prefix from English lactation.

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English

lactation

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