WEANING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

Synonyms:

ablactation; weaning

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("weaning" is a kind of...):

commutation; exchange; substitution (the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:)

Derivation:

wean (gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk)

-ing form of the verb wean