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    wean
    /wiːn/

    verb

    • 1. accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWEAN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WEAN definition: 1. to cause a baby or young animal to stop feeding on its mother's milk and to start eating other…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › weanWean Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Learn the meaning of wean, a verb that means to accustom a young child or animal to take food otherwise than by nursing, or to detach from a source of dependence. See examples, word history, phrases, and related words.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWEAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Learn the meaning of wean as a verb and a noun, and how to use it in different contexts. Find out the origin, synonyms, pronunciation and related words of wean.

  5. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwean verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Learn the meaning, pronunciation and grammar of the verb wean, which means to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother's milk. See examples, synonyms and phrasal verbs with wean.

  6. www.dictionary.com › browse › weanWEAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Wean definition: to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.. See examples of WEAN used in a sentence.

  7. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › weanwean - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    4 days ago · wean (third-person singular simple present weans, present participle weaning, simple past and past participle weaned) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › weanWean - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of wean. 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” synonyms: ablactate. see more. verb. detach the affections of. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Wean."