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wean
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- pronunciation:
- win
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
weans, weaning, weaned |
| definition 1: |
to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than milk consumed by suckling.
Because of her illness, the mother weaned the baby early. |
| definition 2: |
to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute.
The clinic weans people from smoking in a step-by-step process.- antonyms:
- addict
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| definition 3: |
to bring (a child) up with; raise (usu. fol. by "on").
I was weaned on classical music. |
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