delactation

/diːˌlækˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From de- + Latin lactāre (“to suck milk”), lactātiō (see lactation), from lac (“milk”).

delactation means the act of weaning. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

delactation is pronounced /diːˌlækˈteɪʃən/.

noun

The act of weaning.“The treatment can also be used to suppress lactation completely when rapid delactation is necessary, as in the case of the death of a premature infant for whom the mother was pumping.”