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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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