verb
wean
WEEN/wiːn/
To gradually accustom a young child or animal to food other than milk.
The kittens are weaned gradually as they learn to eat soft food.
Etymology
Old English wenian meant “to accustom.” The nursing sense may come from accustoming a baby to a new diet, from related prefixed verbs meaning “unaccustom,” or both.
In context
better weaning feeds on my scale um however there are several reasons that I may wean the piglets sooner first if the piglets are stealing colostrum from other piglets
More examples
- They slowly wean their baby onto solid foods.
- The farmer waits until the lambs eat grass before weaning them.
- She is trying to wean herself off late-night snacks.
Forms
wean · weans · weaned · weaning
Similar words
- accustom
- Accustom means building familiarity with anything, not specifically other foods.
- transition
- Transition describes a broader change, not necessarily a shift from milk.