Ablactation \Ab`lac*ta"tion\ n. 1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. --Blount. 2. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called {inarching}, or {grafting by approach}.
ablactation n 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 [syn: {weaning}]