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weaned

/wiːnd/

weanedadjective

more weaned

Comp.

most weaned

Super.

/wiːnd/

Participle adjective derived from the verb "wean"; used both attributively (a weaned calf) and predicatively (the child is weaned).

Translations

отнятый от груди

The weaned calf was introduced to solid food.

Отнятый от груди теленок был переведен на твердую пищу.

Definitions

Accustomed to managing without something on which one has become dependent or overly reliant.

After years of relying on her parents for financial support, she finally became weaned from it and started living independently.

No longer dependent on mother’s milk; having been gradually introduced to solid food.

By eight weeks, the kittens were fully weaned and ready for adoption.

Synonyms

detached

independent

self-sufficient

weanverb

weaned

Past Simple

weaned

Past Simple

weaned

Past Participle

weaning

Gerund

/wiːn/

Translations

отучать

Parents often find it challenging to wean their children off pacifiers.

Родителям часто бывает сложно отучать своих детей от сосок.

отнимать от груди

The mother decided to wean her baby at six months.

Мать решила отнять ребенка от груди в шесть месяцев.

Additional translations

отлучать

Definitions

To accustom (a young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk.

The farmer began to wean the calves from their mothers by introducing them to solid food.

To detach from a source of dependence or preoccupation.

She decided to wean herself off social media to focus more on her studies.

Synonyms

weannoun

Definitions

A young animal that has been weaned from its mother's milk.

The farmer introduced the wean to solid food after it was separated from its mother.

Scots & Northern English: a child, especially a small one.

Give the wee wean a biscuit.