Word Meaning

Meaning of wean

- To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment.
- Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything.
- A weanling; a young child.

Crossword clue for wean

- Deprive of mother’s milk
- disengage gradually
- Withdraw by degrees