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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk;
- Example: "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"
- Example: "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
[syn: wean, ablactate]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Ablactate \Ab*lac"tate\, v. t. [L. ablactatus, p. p. of ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.] To wean. [R.] --Bailey. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ablactate v 1: gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle" [syn: wean, ablactate]