WEANING
Dictionary entry overview: What does weaning mean? • WEANING (noun)
The noun WEANING has 1 sense:
1. the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
Familiarity information: WEANING used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• WEANING (noun)
Meaning:
The act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
weaning; ablactation
Hypernyms ("weaning" is a kind of...):
commutation; exchange; substitution (the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:)
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