Word: delactation
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: de
lac
ta
tion
Definition: The act of weaning; the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
Morphemes:
Affix: delactation
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: The act of weaning; the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
Etymology Compounds: Affix: de-
Language: en
Decoded: de-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: reversal, undoing, removing
Affix: lac
Language: la
Decoded: lac
PoS: Noun
Meaning: milk
Affix: -ō
Language: la
Decoded: -o
Meaning: denominative
Affix: -tion
Language: en
Decoded: -tion
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.