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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
dialecta child; infant
Other 51Թ Forms
- weanedness noun
- postweaning adjective
- preweaning adjective
- unweaned adjective
- weaning noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wean1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wean1
Origin of wean2
Example Sentences
As a VTuber — that is, virtual YouTuber — Mariya is part of a movement, one led by those weaned on Japanese animation who are now finding ways to make fantasy world-building feel individualized and personal.
If someone is stopping antidepressants, it's recommended to wean off them slowly and under medical supervision because doing so too quickly and without the right dosage can be dangerous.
She weaned him off clozapine entirely in 2018 and Cauchi also stopped taking medication to treat his obsessive-compulsive disorder the year after, she said.
The idea of sniffing an unknown stimulus for longer has been shown before in cats - weaned kittens sniff unknown female cats for longer compared to their mothers.
Although she once was hooked up 24 hours a day to the feeding system that delivered nutrients directly into the bloodstream, doctors began weaning her off as her intestines got stronger.
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