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1. Freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk
   "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother"

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

See also: weaning

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

Antonym: unweaned

Encyclopedia: Wean