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1 wean
transitive verbabstillen; entwöhnen [Tier]* * *[wi:n](to cause (a child or young animal) to become used to food other than the mother's milk: The baby has been weaned (on to solid foods).) entwöhnen* * *[wi:n]vt1. (from mother's milk)to \wean a baby ein Baby abstillento \wean a baby animal ein Jungtier entwöhnen2. (make independent of)the whole scheme is intended to \wean people off welfare dependency der ganze Plan zielt darauf ab, die Leute von Sozialhilfe unabhängig zu machen* * *[wiːn]vtbaby entwöhnento wean sb from or off sb/sth — jdn jdm/einer Sache entwöhnen (geh)
* * *wean [wiːn] v/t1. ein Kind, junges Tier entwöhnen* * *transitive verbabstillen; entwöhnen [Tier]wean somebody [away] from something — (fig.) jemandem etwas abgewöhnen
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2 wean
[wi:n] vt1) ( from mother's milk)to \wean a baby ein Baby abstillen;to \wean a baby animal ein Jungtier entwöhnen2) ( make independent of)to \wean sb off sth jdm etw abgewöhnen, jdn von etw dat abbringen;the whole scheme is intended to \wean people off welfare dependency der ganze Plan zielt darauf ab, die Leute von Sozialhilfe unabhängig zu machen3) usu passive(fig: rear on)
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Weaned — Wean Wean, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaning}.] [OE. wenen, AS. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin to D. wennen, G. gew[ o]hnen, OHG. giwennan, Icel. venja, Sw. v[ a]nja, Dan. v[ae]nne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf. AS.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
weaned — un·weaned; weaned·ness; … English syllables
weaned — adj. Weaned is used with these nouns: ↑calf … Collocations dictionary
weaned — adjective freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother s milk the just weaned calf bawled for its mother • Ant: ↑unweaned • Topics: ↑mammal, ↑mammalian … Useful english dictionary
weaned — adj. broken away from something one is accustomed to (i.e. a habit, nursing, etc.) wɪËn v. break away from something one is accustomed to (i.e. a habit, nursing, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
un|weaned — «uhn WEEND», adjective. 1. not weaned. 2. Figurative. not withdrawn or disengaged … Useful english dictionary
be weaned on — be strongly influenced by (something) from an early age. → wean … English new terms dictionary
Gamul — Weaned the leader of one of the priestly courses (1 Chr. 24:17) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
weanedness — weaned·ness … English syllables
Calf — For the back of the leg, see Calf (anatomy). For other uses, see Calf (disambiguation). A calf in the New Forest, England Calves ( … Wikipedia
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