wean
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wean1
▶verb accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk.
■ (often wean someone off) make (someone) give up a habit or addiction.
■ (be weaned on) be strongly influenced by (something) from an early age.
– origin OE wenian, of Gmc origin.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wean2 /wɪːn, weɪn/ (also wain /weɪn/)
▶noun Scottish & N. English a young child.
– origin C17: contr. of wee ane ‘little one’.
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