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English verb: wean | |||
| 1. | wean (consumption) gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk | ||
| Samples | 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. | ||
| Synonyms | ablactate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | deprive | ||
| Entail | breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suck, suckle, wet-nurse | ||
| 2. | wean (emotion) detach the affections of | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alien, alienate, disaffect, estrange | ||
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