What is the meaning of weaned?

verb

  • Gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk.
    • usage: "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
  • Detach the affections of.

adjective

  • Freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk.
    • usage: "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother"
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