verb
- gradually withdraws a child or young animal from breast milk and accustoms to other food
- gradually withdraws from or reduces dependence on something
Examples
- She weans her baby at six months old.
- The mother cat weans her kittens gradually.
- He weans himself off caffeine slowly.
- The program weans participants from government assistance.
- She weans her toddler from the pacifier.
- The farmer weans the calves from their mothers.