Definition of Wean

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Definition of Wean

Wean

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.

Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything.

A weanling; a young child.

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Wean Translations

wean in Italian is divezzare

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