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Definition of wean verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

wean

verb

NAmE//win//

wean somebody/something (off/from something)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they wean

he / she / it weans

past simple weaned

-ing form weaning

to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother's milk and start feeding it with solid food Leopard cubs are weaned at three months.

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