wean

Definitions


[wiːn], (Verb)

Definitions:
- accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk


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Origin:
Old English wenian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wennen and German entwöhnen


[wiːn], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a young child


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Origin:
late 17th century: contraction of wee ane ‘little one’




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