simple past tense and past participle of wean

(transitive) To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.

(Scotland, Ulster) A small child.

present participle of wean

The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wean

plural of weaning

simple past tense and past participle of wean off

(medicine) A severe form of diarrhea which sometimes attacks children just weaned.

(ditransitive) to get (someone) off (an addiction), to rid (someone) of a habit