wean

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To cease giving milk to an offspring.
  2. Verb.  (transitive) To quit from something to which one is addicted or habituated.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To cease to depend on the mother for nourishment.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive) To cease to depend.
  5. Noun.  (Scotland) A small child.

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