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weaning

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • rhymes with -iːnɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: W IY1 N IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of wean

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ablactation

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: substitution, exchange, commutation

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: аблакта́ция (ablaktácija) — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Catalan: deslletament — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Dutch: spenen — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Finnish: vieroitus — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • French: sevrage — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • German: Abstillen — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • German: Absetzen — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Greek: απογαλακτισμός (apogalaktismós) — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Hebrew: גְּמִילָה (gmilá) — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Italian: svezzamento — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Japanese: 卒乳 (sotsunyū) — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Māori: whakamutunga kai ū — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Māori: whakamutunga whāngote — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Polish: odsadzanie — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Polish: odstawienie od piersi — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Portuguese: ablactação — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Portuguese: desmama — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Portuguese: desmame — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Spanish: destete — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Spanish: ablactación — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
  • Swedish: avvänjning — process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment