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WEANING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

Synonyms:

ablactation; weaning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("weaning" is a kind of...):

commutation; exchange; substitution (the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:)

Derivation:

wean (gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb wean

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