Wean

wēn, v.t. to accustom to nourishment other than the mother's milk: to reconcile to the want of anything: to estrange the affections from any object or habit.— n. (wān) an infant, a child ( Scot. ).— ns. Wean′el ( Spens. ), a weanling; Wean′ing-brash , a severe form of diarrhœa, which supervenes, at times, on weaning.— adj. Wean′ling , newly weaned.— n. a child or animal newly weaned. [A.S. wenian ; Ice. venja , Ger. gewöhnen , to accustom, ent-wöhnen , to disuse, to wean.]