Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wean
nounweaning (countable and uncountable, plural weanings)
plural weanings
- countableuncountableThe (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
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Translations
Bulgarian аблакта́ция
- аблакта́ция (ablaktácija)process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Catalan deslletament
- deslletamentprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Dutch spenen
- spenenprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Finnish vieroitus
- vieroitusprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
French sevrage
- sevrageprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
German Abstillen, Absetzen
- Abstillenprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
- Absetzenprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Greek απογαλακτισμός
- απογαλακτισμός (apogalaktismós)process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Hebrew גְּמִילָה
- גְּמִילָה (gmilá)process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Italian svezzamento
- svezzamentoprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Japanese 卒乳
- 卒乳 (sotsunyū)process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Māori whakamutunga kai ū, whakamutunga whāngote
- whakamutunga kai ūprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
- whakamutunga whāngoteprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Polish odsadzanie, odstawienie od piersi
- odsadzanieprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
- odstawienie od piersiprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Portuguese ablactação, desmama
- ablactaçãoprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
- desmamaprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
- desmameprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Spanish destete, ablactación
- desteteprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
- ablactaciónprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Swedish avvänjning
- avvänjningprocess of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with weaning
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APA
weaning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaning
MLA
“weaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weaning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weaning.
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