ABLACTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ablactation mean? 

• ABLACTATION (noun)
  The noun ABLACTATION has 2 senses:

1. the cessation of lactation

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

  Familiarity information: ABLACTATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ABLACTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cessation of lactation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural processes

Hypernyms ("ablactation" is a kind of...):

activity; bodily function; bodily process; body process (an organic process that takes place in the body)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

ablactation; weaning

Hypernyms ("ablactation" is a kind of...):

commutation; exchange; substitution (the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:)