ablactation
Pronunciation
  • (America) IPA: /ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/
Noun

ablactation

  1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  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.]
Translations
  • French: sevrage
  • Russian: аблактация



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