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(), v. t.[imp. & p. p.Weaned (); p. pr. & vb. n.Weaning.] [OE. wenen, AS. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin to D. wennen, G. gewhnen, OHG. giwennan, Icel. venja, Sw. vnja, Dan. vnne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf. AS. wenian to wean, G. entwhnen. See Wont, a.] 1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment. And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. Gen. xxi. 8. 2. Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything. "Wean them from themselves." Shak. The troubles of age were intended . . . to wean us gradually from our fondness of life. Swift. Wean n.A weanling; a young child. I, being but a yearling wean. Mrs. Browning. スポンサード リンク
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