Etymology

delactation

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Today it means: The act of weaning. Full definition →

Latin lactāre
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  1. Latin · derived fromlactāre“to suck milk”
  2. English todaydelactation

From de- + Latin lactāre (“to suck milk”), lactātiō (see lactation), from lac (“milk”).

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