wean

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• /ˈwiː(ə)n/
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• /ˈweɪ(ə)n/
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• /ˈwiːn/
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• [ˈwɪi̯n]
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Borrowed from Scots wean (literally “wee one”).

From Middle English wenen, from Old English wenian (“to accustom; habituate; train; prepare; make fit”), from Proto-West Germanic *wannjan, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaną (“to make wont; accustom”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh1- (“to strive for; wish; love”). Cognate with Dutch wennen, German gewöhnen, Danish vænne, Swedish vänja, Icelandic venja. Related via PIE to wone, wont, and wonder, and perhaps win.

93 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: فَطَمَ (faṭama) — to cease giving milk
• Asturian: esllechar — to cease giving milk
• Belarusian: адняць ад грудзей (adnjacʹ ad hrudzjej) — to cease giving milk
• Belarusian: аднімаць ад грудзей (adnimacʹ ad hrudzjej) — to cease giving milk
• Belarusian: адлучыць ад грудзей (adlučycʹ ad hrudzjej) — to cease giving milk
• Belarusian: адлучаць ад грудзей (adlučacʹ ad hrudzjej) — to cease giving milk
• Bulgarian: отбивам (otbivam) — to cease giving milk
• Catalan: deslletar — to cease giving milk
• Catalan: desmamar — to cease giving milk
• Czech: odstavit — to cease giving milk
• Czech: přestat kojit — to cease giving milk
• Danish: afvænne — to cease giving milk
• Dutch: afnemen — to cease giving milk
• Finnish: vieroittaa — to cease giving milk
• French: sevrer — to cease giving milk
• German: abstillen — to cease giving milk
• German: entwöhnen — to cease giving milk
• Greek: απογαλακτίζω (apogalaktízo) — to cease giving milk
• Hebrew: גמל (gamál) — to cease giving milk
• Hungarian: elválaszt — to cease giving milk
• Ido: ablaktar — to cease giving milk
• Irish: scoith — to cease giving milk
• Italian: svezzare — to cease giving milk
• Ladino: destetar — to cease giving milk
• Māori: whakamutu i te kai waiū — to cease giving milk
• Māori: whakamakere ū — to cease giving milk
• Polish: odstawiać od piersi — to cease giving milk
• Polish: odstawić od piersi — to cease giving milk
• Portuguese: desmamar — to cease giving milk
• Quechua: hanuk'ay — to cease giving milk
• Romanian: înțărca — to cease giving milk
• Russian: отнима́ть от груди́ (otnimátʹ ot grudí) — to cease giving milk
• Russian: отня́ть от груди́ (otnjátʹ ot grudí) — to cease giving milk
• Russian: отлуча́ть (otlučátʹ) — to cease giving milk
• Russian: отлучи́ть (otlučítʹ) — to cease giving milk
• Spanish: destetar — to cease giving milk
• Spanish: desmamar — to cease giving milk
• Swedish: avvänja — to cease giving milk
• Turkish: sütten kesmek — to cease giving milk
• Ukrainian: відлучати від грудей (vidlučaty vid hrudej) — to cease giving milk
• Ukrainian: відлучити від грудей (vidlučyty vid hrudej) — to cease giving milk
• Vietnamese: dứt sữa — to cease giving milk
• Vietnamese: cai sữa — to cease giving milk
• Welsh: diddyfnu — to cease giving milk
• Yiddish: אַנטװײנען (antveynen) — to cease giving milk
• Arabic: اِنْفَطَمَ (infaṭama) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Czech: odvyknout — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Czech: odnaučit se — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Dutch: spenen — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Finnish: vieroittua — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Greek: απογαλακτίζομαι (apogalaktízomai) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Japanese: 乳離れさせる (chichibanare saseru) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Macedonian: одвикнува (odviknuva) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Russian: отуча́ть от груди́ (otučátʹ ot grudí) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Russian: отучи́ть от груди́ (otučítʹ ot grudí) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Russian: отуча́ть (otučátʹ) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Russian: отучи́ть (otučítʹ) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Spanish: destetarse — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Spanish: desmamarse — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Thai: หย่านม (yàa-nom) — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Turkish: sütten kesilmek — to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment
• Bulgarian: отучвам (otučvam) — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Catalan: deshabituar — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Catalan: desacostumar — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Danish: afvænne — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Esperanto: dekutimigi — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Finnish: päästä eroon — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Finnish: päästä irti — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• French: déshabituer — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Hungarian: leszoktat — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Italian: disabituare — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Polish: odstawiać — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Polish: odstawić — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Spanish: deshabituar — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Spanish: desengancharse — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Welsh: diddyfnu — to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated
• Catalan: desacostumar — to cease to depend
• Czech: odnaučit se — to cease to depend
• Czech: odvyknout — to cease to depend
• Danish: afvænne — to cease to depend
• Dutch: ontwennen — to cease to depend
• Finnish: vieroittua — to cease to depend
• French: sevrer — to cease to depend
• German: entwöhnen — to cease to depend
• Japanese: やめさせる (yame saseru) — to cease to depend
• Macedonian: се одвикнува (se odviknuva) — to cease to depend
• Polish: odstawiać — to cease to depend
• Polish: odstawić — to cease to depend
• Russian: отвыка́ть от груди́ (breastfeeding) — to cease to depend
• Russian: отвы́кнуть от груди́ (otvýknutʹ ot grudí) — to cease to depend
• Russian: отвыка́ть (otvykátʹ) — to cease to depend
• Russian: отвы́кнуть (otvýknutʹ) — to cease to depend
• Swedish: avvänja — to cease to depend