Associations to the word «Wean»
Noun
- Wad
- Tod
- Israelites
- Smoker
- Lass
- Ventilation
- Fixation
- Simulcast
- Calf
- Dependence
- Offspring
- Tak
- Providence
- Endeavour
- Addiction
- Affection
- Till
- Wakefield
- Litter
- Habit
- Infant
- Gum
- Rhode
- Enjoyment
- Dose
- Smoking
- Cub
- Feeding
- Ken
- Worship
- Fm
- Drug
- Medication
- Patient
- Ing
- Sin
- Custom
- Withdrawal
- Passion
- Sacrifice
- Gang
- Nurse
- Jamie
- Affiliate
- Breast
- Sorrow
- Mother
- Baby
- Feed
- Replacement
- Bride
- Pursuit
- Shame
- Patch
- Raymond
- Prayer
- Therapy
- Wife
- Child
- Bread
- Practice
- Coal
- Bit
- Economy
- Week
- Food
- Exposure
- Month
- Birth
- Try
- Parent
Adjective
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Wiktionary
WEAN, verb. (transitive) To cease giving 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.
WEAN, verb. (intransitive) To cease to depend on the mother for nourishment.
WEAN, verb. (transitive) (by extension) () To cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated.
WEAN, verb. (intransitive) (by extension) To cease to depend.
WEAN, noun. (Scotland) A small child.
Dictionary definition
WEAN, 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".
WEAN, verb. Detach the affections of.
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