Noun: ablactation ab,lak'tey-shun
- The cessation of lactation
"The mother began the process of ablactation when her child was one year old"
- The act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
"lactation normally continues until ablactation";
- weaning
Derived forms: ablactations
Type of: activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process, commutation, exchange, substitution
Encyclopedia: Ablactation