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weaning weaning definition

weaning


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wean 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  wean 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  wean 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  wean 
 
  Sense  1 
  wean 
  =>  breastfeed,  suckle,  suck,  nurse,  wet-nurse,  lactate,  give  suck 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  wean 
 
  2  senses  of  wean 
 
  Sense  1 
  wean 
  =>  deprive 
 
  Sense  2 
  wean 
  =>  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  wean 
 
  wean  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  wean 
 
  Sense  1 
  wean 
  =>  deprive 
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  Sense  2 
  wean 
  =>  estrange,  alienate,  alien,  disaffect 
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  Grep  of  noun  weaning 
  weaning 
 
  Overview  of  noun  weaning 
 
  The  noun  weaning  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wean  --  (deprive  (infants)  of  mother's  milk) 
  2.  wean  --  (detach  the  affections  of) 
 
  Overview  of  noun  weaning 
 
  The  noun  weaning  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  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  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  wean  --  (deprive  (infants)  of  mother's  milk) 
  2.  wean  --  (detach  the  affections  of) 



weaning definition