Overview of noun weaning

The noun weaning has 1 sense

• weaning, ablactation -- (the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal)

Overview of verb wean

The verb wean has 2 senses

• wean, ablactate -- (gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "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")


• wean -- (detach the affections of)