"weaning" in the noun sense
1. weaning, ablactation
the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
"weaning" in the verb sense
1. wean, ablactate
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"
2. wean
detach the affections of
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