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weaning noun

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

wean verb

  /wiːn/
  • (transitive, by extension, normally "wean off") To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.
 päästä eroon, päästä irti
  • (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.
 vieroittaa, vieroittua
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