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wean

verb

/wiːn/

Meaning

To gradually stop a child or animal from breastfeeding; to detach from a habit.

Parents often wean their babies around six months old.

wean off

detach, accustom, disengage, train

nurture, indulge

wean a baby, wean off drugs, wean from habit

To diversify or mark with different colors or patterns.

to lose balance and stagger; to wind or spin something onto a reel

To adopt or support a cause, belief, or way of life.

to have no confidence or trust in someone or something

Being without or lacking; failing to be present or included.

to make a serious or angry facial expression by wrinkling the forehead