# ablactation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæb.lækˈteɪ.ʃn̩/

## Definitions
1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam.
2. Inarching.
3. a tempest

## Etymology
From Middle English ablactacioun from Late Latin ablactatio, ablactō (“to wean”) from ab (“without”) + lacto (“suckle”), from lac (“milk”); equivalent to ab- + lactation.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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