ablactation

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US/ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/

noun

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

Similar
weaning
OriginMiddle English ablactacioun ← Late Latin ablactātiō →
First used First attested from around (1350 to 1470).Scrabble 15
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Meanings

nounablactation (countable and uncountable, plural ablactations)

plural ablactations

  1. countableuncountableThe weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam.First known use First attested from around (1350 to 1470).
  2. countableobsoleteuncountableagricultureInarching.First known use Attested from the late 17ᵗʰ century until the early 19ᵗʰ century.
  3. countableobsoleteuncountablea tempest

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

Similar
weaning
Broader
substitutionexchangecommutation
Also see
weaning

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Late Latinablactātiō
  2. Middle Englishablactacioun
  3. Englishablactation

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

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Translations

Bulgarian аблакта́ция
  • аблакта́ция (ablaktácija)weaning
Dutch ablactatie, spenen
  • ablactatieweaning
  • spenenweaning
Finnish imetyksestä vieroitus
  • imetyksestä vieroitusweaning
French sevrage
  • sevrageweaning
German Ablaktation
  • Ablaktationweaning
Greek απογαλακτισμός
  • απογαλακτισμός (apogalaktismós)weaning
Polish ablaktacja
  • ablaktacjaweaning
Romanian ablactare, ablactație
  • ablactareweaning
  • ablactațieweaning
  • înțărcareweaning
Russian аблакта́ция
  • аблакта́ция (ablaktácija)weaning

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ablactation

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APA

ablactation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablactation

MLA

“ablactation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablactation. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ablactation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ablactation.

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