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Meaning and definition for "wean" word

[verb] gradually deprive (infants) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"
[verb] detach the affections of
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\Wean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weaned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaning}.] [OE. wenen, AS. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin to D. wennen, G. gew["o]hnen, OHG. giwennan, Icel. venja, Sw. v["a]nja, Dan. v[ae]nne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf. AS. [=a]wenian to wean, G. entw["o]hnen. See {Wont}, a.] 1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment. And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned. --Gen. xxi. 8. 2. Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything. ``Wean them from themselves.'' --Shak. The troubles of age were intended . . . to wean us gradually from our fondness of life. --Swift.
\Wean\, n. A weanling; a young child. I, being but a yearling wean. --Mrs. Browning.

Synonyms for wean

ablactate

See also: alien | alienate | breastfeed | deprive | disaffect | estrange | give suck | lactate | nurse | suck | suckle | wet-nurse |

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Let's analyse "wean" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: NAEW. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]

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Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: wean: 5 + 1 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: wean: 5 + 5 + 1 + 5 = 16, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (1) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
E (1) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
N (1) 14 Temperance Healer, Wise, Survivor, Crafty
W (1) 23 King of Wands Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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