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ABLACTATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ablactation mean?
• ABLACTATION (noun)
The noun ABLACTATION has 2 senses:
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
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:)
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