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Wean
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A weanling; a young child.
(2):
(a.) Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything.
(3):
(a.) 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.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Wean'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​w/wean.html. 1828.