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Overview of noun weaning

The noun weaning has 1 sense


  • weaning, ablactation -- (the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal)


Overview of verb wean

The verb wean has 2 senses


  • wean, ablactate -- (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")

  • wean -- (detach the affections of)