wean — to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with milk and start giving solid food
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with milk and start giving solid food
Pronunciation (IPA): /wiːn/
Korean meaning: 젖을 떼다, 이유식을 시작하다
Korean pronunciation: **윈**
Example Sentences
- The mother pig will naturally wean her piglets after 8 weeks, even though they still cry 'wean! wean!' for more milk.
- It took months to wean him off his smartphone addiction.
- The company plans to wean itself off foreign suppliers by 2025.
wean
VERB//wiːn//
to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with milk and start giving solid food
to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with milk and start giving solid food
Keen eyes help the weaned find food clean!
🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
고대 영어 'wenian'에서 유래되었으며, '익숙하게 하다'라는 의미였습니다. 게르만어족 언어들과 공통 어원을 가지며, 점진적인 변화의 개념을 담고 있습니다.
🎵Rhyme
🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The mother pig will naturally wean her piglets after 8 weeks, even though they still cry 'wean! wean!' for more milk.”
“It took months to wean him off his smartphone addiction.”
“The company plans to wean itself off foreign suppliers by 2025.”
“She was gradually weaned from her coffee habit, going from 10 cups to zero in a month.”
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