weaning

English

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ

Verb

weaning

present participle and gerund of wean

Noun

weaning (countable and uncountable, plural weanings)

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

Derived terms

weaning brash

Translations

process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment

Bulgarian: аблакта́ция f (ablaktácija)
Finnish: vieroitus (fi)
Greek: απογαλακτισμός (el) m (apogalaktismós)
Hebrew: גְּמִילָה (he) f (gmilá)
Italian: svezzamento (it) m
Japanese: 卒乳 (ja) m (そつにゅう, sotsunyū)
Maori: whakamutunga kai ū, whakamutunga whāngote
Portuguese: ablactação f, desmama (pt) f, desmame (pt)
Spanish: destete (es) m, ablactación f
Swedish: avvänjning (sv) c

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German: ^{(please verify)} Entwöhnung f
Norwegian: ^{(please verify)} avvenning c

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