Sekirov Dictionary

wean

/ˈwiːn/

verb 6
noun 1
forms 5
phrases 1

verb6

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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.
- The cow has weaned her calf.
•
To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.
- The kittens are finally weaning.
•
To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.
- He managed to wean himself off heroin.
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To cease to depend.
- She is weaning from her addiction to tobacco.
•
To habituate (someone) to something, especially since childhood.
- His generation was weaned on 1980's music.
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(no longer used) To raise, to help grow toward maturity
- For they are friends that help to weane my state, Till men and kingdomes help to strengthen it: […] — 1587

noun1

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(Scotland) A young child.
- I, being but a yearling wean. — 1856

forms

weaned · weaning · weaneth · weans · weanest

Phrases with wean

wean off
to get (someone) off (an addiction), to rid (someone) of a habit

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