1. to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal milk and start giving other food
2. to gradually cause someone to give up a habit, dependency, or attachment
Usage: often used with ‘off’ or ‘from’

Examples

• The mother began to wean her baby at six months old.
• Puppies are usually weaned from their mother’s milk at eight weeks.
• He tried to wean himself off caffeine gradually.
• The program helps people wean themselves from social media addiction.
• She was weaned on classical music from an early age.
• The company is trying to wean customers off the old product.
• It took months to wean him from his dependency on sleeping pills.