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wean
[ ween ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
- to withdraw (a person, the affections, one's dependency, etc.) from some object, habit, form of enjoyment, or the like:
The need to reduce had weaned us from rich desserts.
verb phrase
- to accustom to; to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:
a brilliant student weaned on the classics;
suburban kids weaned on rock music.
wean
1/ ɾː /
verb
- to cause (a child or young mammal) to replace mother's milk by other nourishment
- usually foll by from to cause to desert former habits, pursuits, etc
wean
2/ weɪn; ɾː /
noun
- dialect.a child; infant
Derived Forms
- ˈɱԾԲ, noun
Other Word Forms
- ɱ··Ա [wee, -nid-nis, weend, -], noun
- Dz·ɱ·Բ adjective
- ·ɱ·Բ adjective
- ܲ·ɱԱ adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of wean1
Word History and Origins
Origin of wean1
Origin of wean2
Example Sentences
Children who are "barely out of weaning" are coming to hospital for multiple tooth extractions because of tooth decay caused by their diets, said Eddie Crouch, BDA chief executive.
The expansion of trade with South East Asia, Latin America and Africa comes as China tries to wean itself off the US.
Because of the way teeth grow, they provide a unique record of everything someone has eaten from the time they are weaned right through to their death.
One of my New Year's resolutions for this year is to wean off coffee and drink more tea.
Those weaned on the worlds of Potter will love it.
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