Wean - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|wiːn|
Brit.
|wiːn|
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
- detach the affections ofThe kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle
Extra examples
The calves are weaned at an early age.
The lamb is too young to be weaned from its mother yet.
It's time to start weaning her onto solid foods.
The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: wean
he/she/it: weans
present participle: weaning
past tense: weaned
past participle: weaned
I/you/we/they: wean
he/she/it: weans
present participle: weaning
past tense: weaned
past participle: weaned
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