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Dictionary definition and meaning for wean

WEAN

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  • (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
  • (verb) detach the affections of

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

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  • (Tag: English) Wean sounds like Bean ( say SoyBEAN)-- milk is considered a good alternative to cow's milk, so you can wean away the baby from its mother's milk and feed it soya milk instead.

    added by userdce

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