Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Ablactation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
the cessation of lactation
the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam.
Ablactation comes from the Late Latin word ablactatio, which means "to wean." It is formed by combining ab ("without") and lacto ("to suckle"), ultimately deriving from the root for milk.