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1. 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"
   - ablactate
    
2. Detach the affections of

1. A young person of either sex
   - child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler [Brit], tike, tyke, fry, nestling

Sounds like: ween

Derived forms: weaned, weaning, weans

See also: weaning

Type of: alien, alienate, deprive, disaffect, estrange, juvenile, juvenile person

Encyclopedia: Wean