"weaning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weanings [plural]
Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} weaning (countable and uncountable, plural weanings)
  1. The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment. Tags: countable, uncountable Derived forms: weaning brash Translations (process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment): аблакта́ция (ablaktácija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), deslletament [masculine] (Catalan), spenen [neuter] (Dutch), vieroitus (Finnish), sevrage [masculine] (French), Abstillen [neuter] (German), Absetzen [neuter] (German), απογαλακτισμός (apogalaktismós) [masculine] (Greek), גְּמִילָה (gmilá) [feminine] (Hebrew), svezzamento [masculine] (Italian), 卒乳 (sotsunyū) (alt: そつにゅう) [masculine] (Japanese), whakamutunga kai ū (Maori), whakamutunga whāngote (Maori), odsadzanie [neuter] (Polish), odstawienie od piersi [neuter] (Polish), ablactação [feminine] (Portuguese), desmama [feminine] (Portuguese), desmame (Portuguese), destete [masculine] (Spanish), ablactación [feminine] (Spanish), avvänjning [common-gender] (Swedish)
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Verb

Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} weaning
  1. present participle and gerund of wean Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wean
    Sense id: en-weaning-en-verb-A~0Lx7Up Categories (other): Breastfeeding Disambiguation of Breastfeeding: 54 46

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      "sense": "process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment",
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        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "avvänjning"
    }
  ],
  "word": "weaning"
}

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