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Wean

Verb

Definitions

1.VerbTo 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.; His generation was weaned on 1980's music."
2.VerbTo habituate (someone) to something, especially since childhood.
"His generation was weaned on 1980's music."
3.VerbTo cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.
"The kittens are finally weaning."
4.VerbTo cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.
"He managed to wean himself off heroin."
5.VerbTo cease to depend.
"She is weaning from her addiction to tobacco."
6.VerbTo raise, to help grow toward maturity
7.NounA young child.
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