weaning

غير معدود

A noun referring to the process of gradually introducing solid food or other nourishment to a child or young mammal, replacing the mother's milk.

• 🌐الاسم الذي يشير إلى عملية إدخال الغذاء الصلب أو غذاء آخر تدريجيًا للطفل أو لصغير الثدييات ليحل محل حليب الأم.

1. Introduction of solid food B2 formal

   The process of gradually introducing solid foods to an infant or young mammal while reducing the intake of mother's milk.

   • The doctor advised starting weaning at around six months of age.
   • Weaning can be a messy but important stage in a baby's development.
   • She read several books on the best practices for weaning her child.

   🌐إدخال الطعام الصلب

   المرادفات: ablactation

• weanings plural form
• weanings' possessive plural form
• weaning's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to accustom a young mammal (especially a baby or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk, or to gradually cause someone to stop depending on something.

• 🌐تعويد الرضيع أو صغير الثدييات على الطعام غير حليب أمه وفطامه عنه تدريجيًا، أو إبعاد شخص تدريجيًا عن اعتماد أو إدمان على شيء ما.

1. Gradually stop breastfeeding B2 formal

   To gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother's milk and start giving it other food.

   • The mother began to wean her baby at six months.
   • Puppies are usually weaned by eight weeks of age.
   • She weaned the kitten onto solid food slowly.

   🌐فطام

   المرادفات: ablactate

2. Detach from a habit or influence C1 formal

   To cause someone to gradually stop doing something they like or are used to, especially a bad habit or dependency.

   • The program aims to wean people off their addiction to social media.
   • He tried to wean himself from his dependence on caffeine.
   • The therapist helped wean her from her reliance on sleeping pills.

   🌐التخلص من عادة

   المرادفات: breakcuredetachdiscouragefreeseparatewithdraw

   الأضداد: accustomaddicthabituate

• weaned past participle
• weaned past simple
• weaning present participle
• weans third person singular