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 Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ablactation \Ab`lac*ta"tion\ n. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts from their dam. --Blount. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called inarching , or grafting by approach .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young animals from their dam. (First attested from around (1350 to 1470).) (R:SOED5: page=5) 2 (context obsolete horticulture English) The process of grafting now called inarching, or "grafting by approach". ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the cessation of lactation the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal [syn: weaning ]