weaning

indénombrable

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.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant le processus progressif d'introduction d'aliments solides ou d'une autre alimentation à un enfant ou à un jeune mammifère, en remplacement du lait maternel.

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.

   🇫🇷Introduction des aliments solides

   Synonymes: 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.

• 🇫🇷Habituer progressivement un jeune mammifère (surtout un nourrisson ou un animal) à une alimentation autre que le lait maternel, ou sevrer quelqu'un d'une dépendance ou d'une habitude.

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.

   🇫🇷sevrer

   Synonymes: 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.

   🇫🇷sevrer

   Synonymes: breakcuredetachdiscouragefreeseparatewithdraw

   Antonymes: accustomaddicthabituate

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