Wean
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:7 ptsWWF:8 pts4 letters
Definition of Wean
Verb
- To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
"The cow has weaned her calf."
- To habituate (someone) to something, especially since childhood.
"His generation was weaned on 1980's music."
- To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.
"The kittens are finally weaning."
- To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.
"He managed to wean himself off heroin."
- To cease to depend.
"She is weaning from her addiction to tobacco."
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