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Meaning of 'wean' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wean [ a.]
- To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment.
- Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything.
2 . Wean [ n.]
- A weanling; a young child.

Meaning of 'wean' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . wean [ v]
Meaning (1):
- gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
Example in sentence:
  • 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

Nearby Words:

weak weak-hearted weak-kneed weak-minded weaken weakened weakener weakening weakfish weakish

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