Wordsmyth Blog
Menu
  • << Wordsmyth dictionary site
  • blog home
  • Language Notes
  • Wordsmyth Features
  • Help
Menu

WOTD: wean

Posted on October 1, 2020September 24, 2020 by Wordsmyth

transitive verb

1. to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than milk consumed by suckling.
Because of her illness, the mother weaned the baby early.

2. to cause to be free of a habit, activity, or the like, often by means of a distraction or substitute.
The clinic weans people from smoking in a step-by-step process.

3. to bring (a child) up with; raise (usu. fol. by “on”).
I was weaned on classical music.

See the full entry

  • About This Word
  • Guest Posts
  • Help
  • Language Notes
  • News & Announcements
  • Online Teaching Resources
  • Vocabulary
  • WILD: Wordsmyth Illustrated Learner's Dictionary
  • Word of the Day
  • Word of the Day for Kids
  • Word of the Year
  • Words in the News
  • Words in the World
  • Wordsmyth Features
You've already signed up, Thanks!
Thank you! You will receive Word of the Day starting tomorrow.

Yes, I would like to get Wordsmyth Word of the Day by email.

Go to

  • Wordsmyth site
  • Kids.Wordsmyth

Our Dictionaries

  • Comprehensive Dictionary
  • Children’s Dictionary
  • WILD

More Resources

  • Word Parts
  • Grammatical Patterns
  • Vocabulary Activities
  • YouTube
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • Mail
©2025 Wordsmyth Blog