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wean Verb 1. to start giving (a baby or young mammal) food other than its mother's milk 2. to cause (oneself or someone else) to give up a former habit: they are unable to wean themselves from the tobacco habit [Old English wenian to accustom] weaning n
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Translationswean v wean [wiːn] to cause (a child or young animal) to become used to food other than the mother's milk The baby has been weaned (on to solid foods). speen يَفْطُم отбивам кърмаче odstavit vænne fra entwöhnen αποκόβω από το θηλασμό destetar (emapiimast) võõrutama از شير گرفتن vieroittaa sevrer לִגמוֹל दूध छुड़ाना odbiti od sise elválaszt berhenti menyusu, menyapih venja af brjósti svezzare 離乳させる ...의 젖을 떼다, ...을 이유시키다 atpratinti, nujunkyti atšķirt (bērnu) no krūts; atšķirt (dzīvnieka mazuli) no mātes cerai susu spenen avvenne (fra brystet) odstawić od piersi desmamar a înţărca отнимать от груди odstaviť odstaviti od prsi odvikavati od sisanja avvänja ให้ทารกกินอาหารอย่างอื่นแทนนมแม่ memeden/sütten kesmek 使斷奶 відривати від грудей دودھ چھڑانا cai sữa 使断奶 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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And disengaging a couple of chairs from the artistical lumber that usurped them, she bid us be seated, and resumed her place beside the easel - not facing it exactly, but now and then glancing at the picture upon it while she conversed, and giving it an occasional touch with her brush, as if she found it impossible to wean her attention entirely from her occupation to fix it upon her guests. The first of those sorrows which are sent to wean us from the earth had visited her, and its dimming influence quenched her dearest smiles. And though I have sometimes endeavoured to convince actors that they are mistaken in this notion they have adopted, and that they would attract more people, and get more credit, by producing plays in accordance with the rules of art, than by absurd ones, they are so thoroughly wedded to their own opinion that no argument or evidence can wean them from it. |
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