Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To wean from the breast.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb rare To wean.
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- verb rare To
wean .
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- verb gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
Etymologies
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From Latin ablactātus, perfect passive participle of ablactō ("wean"), from ab + lactō ("suckle"), from lac ("milk")
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