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Word | Wean |
detach the affections of / To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk / accustom a baby not to nurse; give up a cherished activity / accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk., | |
Usage | ⇒ The baby has started taking solids after he was weaned from his mothers milk ⇒ He decided he would wean himself away from eating junk food and stick to fruits and vegetables. ⇒ A breast-feeding mother will wean her infant before returning to work. |
Synonyms | disengage, disunite, disaffect, discourage, estrange, ablactate, alienate, child, convince, deter, disaccustom, persuade, reconcile to a loss, stop suckling, blunt, bring over, chill, cool, damp, detach, |
Antonyms | cling, adult, fasten, incline, link, reunite, suckle, wet-nurse, yoke, |
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