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weaning
wean W0069200 (wēn)tr.v. weaned, wean·ing, weans 1. To accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling.2. To detach from that to which one is strongly habituated or devoted: She weaned herself from cigarettes.3. To accustom to something from an early age. Often used with on: "The northerners among the refugees ... were weaned on harsh weather and infertile soils and are known for their rigorous work ethic" (Lowell Weiss).
[Middle English wenen, from Old English wenian; see wen- in Indo-European roots.]Usage Note: In recent years weaned on has come to be widely used in the sense "raised on," as in Moviegoers weaned on the Star Trek TV series will doubtless find the film to their liking. A few critics have objected to this usage on the grounds that wean refers literally to a detachment from a source of nourishment. But the process of weaning involves a substitution of some other form of nourishment for mother's milk; thus it is sometimes said that a child is weaned onto or on sugar water. Hence a sentence like Paul was weaned on folk music may suggest metaphorically that Paul's exposure to folk music began from the time he stopped nursing, that is, from a very early age.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  weaning - the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammalablactationsubstitution, commutation, exchange - the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another: "he sent Smith in for Jones but the substitution came too late to help" |
TranslationsIdiomsSeeweanweaning
weaning [wēn´ing] 1. the discontinuing of breastfeeding.2. the discontinuing of dependency on ventilation" >assisted ventilation.mechanical ventilatory weaning in the nursing interventions classification, a intervention" >nursing intervention defined as assisting the patient to breathe without the aid of a mechanical ventilator. See also response" >dysfunctional ventilatory weaning response.wean·ing (wēn'ing), 1. Transition of the human infant from breast-feeding or bottle nursing and commencement of nourishment with other food. 2. Gradual withdrawal of a patient from dependency on a life-support system or other form of therapy. 3. Gradual elimination of physical or psychological dependence on a harmful or otherwise inappropriate substance or activity. 4. In veterinary medicine, the process of removal of the offspring from the dam; complete housing separation is often combined with removal of nursing support; or of bottled milk as a source of nutrition in those animals already taken off the dam; both processes are preceded by creep feeding. wean·ing (wēn'ing) 1. Permanent deprivation of breast milk and commencement of nourishment with other food. 2. Gradual withdrawal of a patient from dependence on a life-support system or other form of therapy. weaning Substitution of solid foods for milk in an infant's diet.weaning the accustoming of a young mammal to a form of nutrition other than its mother's milk.wean·ing (wēn'ing) 1. Transition of the human infant from breast-feeding or bottle nursing and commencement of nourishment with other food. 2. Gradual withdrawal of a patient from dependency on a life-support system or other form of therapy. 3. Gradual elimination of physical or psychological dependence on a harmful or otherwise inappropriate substance or activity. weaning
Synonyms for weaningnoun the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammalSynonymsRelated Words- substitution
- commutation
- exchange
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