ablactation

English

Etymology

From Middle English ablactacioun from Late Latin ablactatio, ablactō (“to wean”) from Latin ab (“without”) + lacto (“suckle”),[1] from lac (“milk”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

ablactation (plural ablactations)

  1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).][1]
  2. (obsolete, horticulture) The process of grafting now called inarching, or "grafting by approach". [Attested from the late 17th century until the early 19th century.][1]

Translations

References

  1. 1 2 3 Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 5

French

Etymology

ab- +‎ lactation

Noun

ablactation f (plural ablactations)

  1. (medicine) Interruption in secretion of breast milk, usually caused by a hormonal imbalance.
  2. (medicine, archaic) The weaning of a child.
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