American English pronunciation

How to pronounce weaned

IPA transcription: ['wind]

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Verb

  • gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk

    “she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk”

    “The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle”

  • detach the affections of

Adjective

  • freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk

    “the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother”