He tried to wean his son from his bad habit.
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Wean
//wiːn//
Synonyms for "wean" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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2 entriesentails
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2 entriesmanner of
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9 entriesTranslations
92 translations across 34 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- اِنْفَطَمَ verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
- فَطَمَ verb (to cease giving milk)
Belarusian
4 entries- адлучаць ад грудзей verb (to cease giving milk)
- адлучыць ад грудзей verb (to cease giving milk)
- адняць ад грудзей verb (to cease giving milk)
- аднімаць ад грудзей verb (to cease giving milk)
Bulgarian
2 entries- отбивам verb (to cease giving milk)
- отучвам verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
Catalan
4 entries- desacostumar verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- desacostumar verb (to cease to depend)
- deshabituar verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- deslletar verb (to cease giving milk)
Czech
4 entries- odnaučit se verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
- odnaučit se verb (to cease to depend)
- odstavit verb (to cease giving milk)
- odvyknout verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
Danish
3 entries- afvænne verb (to cease giving milk)
- afvænne verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- afvænne verb (to cease to depend)
Dutch
3 entries- afnemen verb (to cease giving milk)
- ontwennen verb (to cease to depend)
- spenen verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
Esperanto
1 entries- dekutimigi verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
Finnish
4 entries- päästä eroon verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- päästä irti verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- vieroittaa verb (to cease giving milk)
- vieroittua verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
French
3 entries- déshabituer verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- sevrer verb (to cease giving milk)
- sevrer verb (to cease to depend)
German
3 entries- abstillen verb (to cease giving milk)
- entwöhnen verb (to cease giving milk)
- entwöhnen verb (to cease to depend)
Greek
2 entries- απογαλακτίζομαι verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
- απογαλακτίζω verb (to cease giving milk)
Hebrew
1 entries- גמל verb (to cease giving milk)
Hungarian
2 entries- elválaszt verb (to cease giving milk)
- leszoktat verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
Ido
1 entries- ablaktar verb (to cease giving milk)
Irish
1 entries- scoith verb (to cease giving milk)
Italian
2 entries- disabituare verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- svezzare verb (to cease giving milk)
Japanese
2 entries- やめさせる verb (to cease to depend)
- 乳離れさせる verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
Ladino
1 entries- destetar verb (to cease giving milk)
Macedonian
2 entries- одвикнува verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
- се одвикнува verb (to cease to depend)
Māori
2 entries- whakamakere ū verb (to cease giving milk)
- whakamutu i te kai waiū verb (to cease giving milk)
Polish
4 entries- odstawiać verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- odstawiać verb (to cease to depend)
- odstawiać od piersi verb (to cease giving milk)
- odstawić verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
Portuguese
1 entries- desmamar verb (to cease giving milk)
Quechua
1 entries- hanuk'ay verb (to cease giving milk)
Romanian
1 entries- înțărca verb (to cease giving milk)
Russian
4 entries- отвы́кнуть verb (to cease to depend)
- отвы́кнуть от груди́ verb (to cease to depend)
- отвыка́ть verb (to cease to depend)
- отвыка́ть от груди́ verb (to cease to depend)
Spanish
4 entries- desengancharse verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- deshabituar verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
- desmamar verb (to cease giving milk)
- desmamarse verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
Swedish
2 entries- avvänja verb (to cease giving milk)
- avvänja verb (to cease to depend)
Thai
1 entries- หย่านม verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
Turkish
2 entries- sütten kesilmek verb (to cease to depend on the mother for nourishment)
- sütten kesmek verb (to cease giving milk)
Ukrainian
2 entries- відлучати від грудей verb (to cease giving milk)
- відлучити від грудей verb (to cease giving milk)
Vietnamese
2 entries- cai sữa verb (to cease giving milk)
- dứt sữa verb (to cease giving milk)
Welsh
2 entries- diddyfnu verb (to cease giving milk)
- diddyfnu verb (to cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated)
Yiddish
1 entries- אַנטװײנען verb (to cease giving milk)
Sample sentences
24 total sentences available.
When do giraffe calves wean?
Source: tatoeba (8556980)
Her mother tried to wean him.
Source: tatoeba (10078455)
Ziri wanted to wean the lambs from the ewe.
Source: tatoeba (11169659)
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