weaning

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ

Verb

weaning

1. present participle and gerund of wean

Noun

weaning (countable and uncountable, plural weanings)

1. 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