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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024wean /win/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Zoology, Developmental Biologyto cause (a child or young animal) to become accustomed to or used to food other than the mother's milk.
- to cause a person to withdraw from an undesirable object or practice:weaned him from his bad spending habits.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024wean (wēn),USA pronunciation v.t. - Zoologyto accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food.
- to withdraw (a person, the affections, one's dependency, etc.) from some object, habit, form of enjoyment, or the like:The need to reduce had weaned us from rich desserts.
- wean on, to accustom to;
to familiarize with from, or as if from, childhood:a brilliant student weaned on the classics; suburban kids weaned on rock music.
- bef. 1000; Middle English wenen, Old English wenian; cognate with Dutch wennen, German gewöhnen, Old Norse venja to accustom
+ v. - wean on, to accustom to or familiarize with something from, or as if from, childhood (usually fol. by on):a brilliant student weaned on the classics; suburban kids weaned on rock music.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: wean /wiːn/ vb (transitive)- to cause (a child or young mammal) to replace mother's milk by other nourishment
- (usually followed by from) to cause to desert former habits, pursuits, etc
Etymology: Old English wenian to accustom; related to German gewöhnen to get used to wean /weɪn; wiːn/ n - Scot Northern English dialect a child; infant
Etymology: a contraction of wee ane or perhaps a shortened form of weanling |