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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
wean \wean\, v. t. imp. p. p. weaned; p. pr. vb. n.
weaning. oe. wenen, as. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin
to d. wennen, g. gew"ohnen, ohg. giwennan, icel. venja, sw.
vaumnja, dan. vaenne, icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf.
as. =awenian to wean, g. entw"ohnen. see wont, a.
1913 webster
1. to accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young
animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take
from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on
the mother nourishment.
1913 webster
and the child grew, and was weaned; and abraham made
a great feast the same day that isaac was weaned.
--gen. xxi. 8.
1913 webster
2. hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any
object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of
anything. "wean them from themselves." --shak.
1913 webster
the troubles of age were intended . . . to wean us
gradually from our fondness of life. --swift.
1913 webster
see also:
weaned weaning wont
- [2] : WordNet (r) 2.0
weaned
adj : freed of dependence on something especially for mammals
mother's milk; "the just-weaned calf bawled for its
mother" ant: unweaned
see also:
unweaned
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