Definitions for ablactate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. wean, ablactate(verb)

    gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

    "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"

Wiktionary

  1. ablactate(Verb)

    To wean.

  2. Origin: From ablactatus, perfect passive participle of ablacto, from ab + lacto, from lac

Webster Dictionary

  1. Ablactate(verb)

    to wean


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