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weaning::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | ablactation |
| Type of | commutation, exchange, substitution |
| Derivation | wean |
Examples of weaning
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The U.S. has also succeeded in weaning itself off oil in generating electricity.
From the businessweek.com
By its own admission, Siemens has had trouble weaning staff from their old ways.
From the economist.com
Weaning rich countries off their debt addiction will cause withdrawal symptoms.
From the economist.com
Thus early weaning and bad diets are delivering a one-two punch to American kids.
From the time.com
They were one of the first standbys of weaning, like Farleigh's cereal and rusks.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Early weaning from breastmilk can also increase the risk of vitamin A deficiency.
From the en.wikipedia.org
If you're weaning a toddler off a pacifier, talking to him could be beneficial.
From the sacbee.com
Then they go through a weaning period before they are moved to the greenhouse.
From the ocregister.com
During weaning, lambs gradually begin feeding on pasture or coarsely ground grain.
From the kentucky.com
- Gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "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
- (weaned) freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk; "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother"
- (weaning) the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
- WEAN-FM (99.7 FM, "News Talk 630 WPRO and 99.7 FM") is a radio station located in Providence, Rhode Island. The station is owned by Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, and airs a news-talk format. WEAN-FM serves as a simulcast of WPRO/630.
- Weaning is the process of gradually introducing a mammal infant, either human or animal, to what will be its adult diet and withdrawing the supply of its mother's milk.
- A small child; To cease giving milk to an offspring; To cease to depend on the mother for nourishment; To cease to depend
- (Weaned) means that an animal has become accustomed to take solid food and has so done, without nursing, for a period of at least 5 days.
- (Weaned) refers to an animal that no longer needs its mother's milk and can eat the normal food for its species
