to wean a baby

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• baby — n. 1) (of a woman) to have a baby 2) (of a woman) to carry a baby (a pregnant woman carries a baby for nine months; to carry a baby to term) 3) (of a mother) to nurse a baby 4) (of a midwife, nurse, doctor) to deliver a baby 5) (of a clergyman)… …   Combinatory dictionary

• wean — verb ADVERB ▪ gradually VERB + WEAN ▪ attempt to, try to PREPOSITION ▪ (away) from ▪ Her parents are try …   Collocations dictionary

• wean — [wi:n] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: wenian] to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal on its mother s milk and start giving it ordinary food wean sb onto sth ▪ It s time to start weaning her onto solid foods. wean off/from [wean sb… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• wean — wean1 [wēn] vt. [ME wenen < OE wenian, to accustom, train, with sense of awenian, to wean < a (< af , away) + wenian < IE base * wen , to desire, attain, be satisfied > L venus, love] 1. to cause (a child or young animal) to become …   English World dictionary

• wean — [[t]wi͟ːn[/t]] weans, weaning, weaned 1) VERB When a baby or baby animal is weaned, its mother stops feeding it milk and starts giving it other food, especially solid food. [be V ed] The baby would be weaned and she would bring it home... [V n]… …   English dictionary

• wean — wean1 [ win ] verb transitive to make a baby stop taking its mother s milk and start to eat solid food a. wean someone off/from something to make someone gradually stop depending on something that they like and have become used to, especially a… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• wean — UK [wiːn] / US [wɪn] verb [transitive] Word forms wean : present tense I/you/we/they wean he/she/it weans present participle weaning past tense weaned past participle weaned to make a baby stop taking its mother s milk and start to eat solid food …   English dictionary

• wean — verb (I, T) to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal on its mother s milk and start giving it ordinary food: Some infants are weaned at six months. wean sb off sth phrasal verb (T) to make someone gradually stop doing something you… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• baby — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ new, newborn, tiny ▪ low birthweight, small, tiny ▪ Smoking in pregnancy increases the risk of producing a low birthweight baby. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• wean´er — wean1 «ween», transitive verb. 1. to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother s milk. 2. Figurative. to accustom (a person) to do without something; cause to turn away: »He was sent ay to school to wean him from bad… …   Useful english dictionary

• wean — [wiːn] verb [T] to make a baby stop taking its mother s milk and start to eat solid food • wean sb off sth …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English