weaning
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wean
v. break away from something one is accustomed to (i.e. a habit, nursing, etc.)

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Weaning
Weaning is the process of gradually introducing a mammal infant to what will be its adult diet and withdrawing the supply of its mother's milk.

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weaning

Noun
1. the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
(synonym) ablactation
(hypernym) substitution, exchange, commutation
(derivation) wean, ablactate

 
wean

Verb
1. gradually deprive (infants) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"
(synonym) ablactate
(hypernym) deprive
(entail) breastfeed, bottle-feed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck
(derivation) weaning, ablactation
2. detach the affections of
(hypernym) estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect


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wean
v. odstavit

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wean
Czas. odstawiać od piersi; odzwyczajać kogoś od czegoś


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