ablactate
— Verb
– English
~ 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"
ablactation
— Noun
– English
~ the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
ablactation
— Noun
– English
~ the cessation of lactation
ablative
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to ablate; i.e. to be removed or vaporized at very high temperature; "ablative material on a rocket cone"
ablative
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to the ablative case
ablative
— Noun
– English
~ the case indicating the agent in passive sentences or the instrument or manner or place of the action described by the verb
ablaut
— Noun
– English
~ a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
ablaze
— Adjective
– English
~ lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"