Wean Synonyms

wēn
Gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. bring up
  2. break of
  3. stop suckling
  4. detach
  5. ablactate
  6. unaccustom
  7. reconcile to

Words Related to Wean

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Wean Sentence Examples

  • Further, an alliance with the House of Habsburg might be expected to wean the Germans from all thought of gaining succour from that quarter.

  • It is best to wean off Ionamin under the instruction of your physician.

  • If a school age child seems distressed about his or her thumb sucking, the parent may want to suggest ways in which they can work together to wean the child from the thumb.

  • The extreme severity of his rule repelled the Bohemians, whom he vainly strove to wean from their national customs and pagan rites.

  • Many pediatricians encourage parents to wean their babies off of the bottle by the time they are one year old.

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