ablactation

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English ablactacioun from Late Latin ablactatio, ablactō (“to wean”) from ab (“without”) + lacto (“suckle”), from lac (“milk”); equivalent to ab- +‎ lactation. === Pronunciation === (US) IPA(key): /ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/ Rhymes: -eɪʃən === Noun === ablactation (countable and uncountable, plural ablactations) The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).] (obsolete, horticulture) Inarching. [Attested from the late 17th century until the early 19th century.] (obsolete) a tempest ==== Descendants ==== → Polish: ablaktacja ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === From ab- +‎ lactation. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.blak.ta.sjɔ̃/ === Noun === ablactation f (plural ablactations) (medicine) Interruption in secretion of breast milk, usually caused by a hormonal imbalance (medicine, archaic) the weaning of a child