Word "WEAN" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk
Synonyms:
ablactate
Examples:
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

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
detach the affections of

Crossword Clues for WEAN

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Clue Source Date
Transition from nursing Universal 20 Nov 2025
A new fancy to have a change from milk (4) The Guardian Cryptic 12 Nov 2025
Introduce to solid food, say LA Times Daily 05 Nov 2025
Withdraw from gradually
Detach from a source of dependence
Withdraw gradually Newsday 22 Aug 2025
Disaccustom New York Times 08 Aug 2025
Withdraw gradually Eugene Sheffer 12 Jul 2025
Accustom our people with a regulation, finally (4)
Transition to solid food, say USA Today 05 Jul 2025
Discontinue sucking
You and I ran right off to put infant on solids (4)
Give a new form of food (4)
Gradually withdraw Eugene Sheffer 29 Apr 2025
Move to solid food, say New York Times 16 Apr 2025
To stop lamb drinking milk, heartless woman took teat with ends missing (4)
Withdraw gradually Newsday 06 Apr 2025
Cease giving breast milk to an offspring (4)
Put onto solid food (4)
Withdraw gradually Eugene Sheffer 07 Mar 2025
You and I are given an ending to switch to solid food (4)
Accustom to not having
Get on to a new system of diet (4)
Disengage gradually
Gradually ease off LA Times Daily 08 Jan 2025
Accustom to solid foods (4)
Expel from the milky way?
Deprive of mother's milk
Accustom to solid food Puzzler Backwords 20 Dec 2024
Child, in Scotland (4) Puzzler 10 Dec 2024
A new sort of diet one will put baby on (4)
Gradually introduce to solid foods Universal 16 Nov 2024
Gently withdraw (from)
Gradually withdraw Wall Street Journal 29 Oct 2024
Child in Aberdeen The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 27 Oct 2024
Replace milk with solid foods
Stop giving (a baby) mother's milk (4)
Train away from mother's milk (4)
Abstain from a habit (4)
Stop from suckling Commuter 03 Aug 2024
Transition to solid food The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Jul 2024
Discontinue suckling
Gradually ease off Wall Street Journal 25 May 2024
Break off, as from breastfeeding
Stop nursing gradually USA Today 11 Apr 2024
Gradually withdraw USA Today 05 Apr 2024
Gradually withdraw Eugene Sheffer 04 Apr 2024
You and I have an agreement to put onto solid food (4)
Slowly stop bottle-feeding, say
Ease off of breast milk, say USA Today 16 Mar 2024
Gradually stop nursing LA Times Daily 04 Mar 2024
Gradually reduce dependency Wall Street Journal 04 Mar 2024
Take (baby) off bottle
Transition off breastfeeding Universal 24 Feb 2024
Withdraw gradually Eugene Sheffer 21 Feb 2024
Withdraw (from) New York Times 10 Feb 2024
Gradually withdraw Universal 10 Feb 2024
Gradually withdraw (from) New York Times 30 Jan 2024
Gradually detach (from)
Transition off breast milk USA Today 21 Dec 2023
Withdraw gradually USA Today 10 Dec 2023
Accustom to solid food (a baby) (4)
Withdraw gradually Newsday 26 Nov 2023
Gradually withdraw USA Today 18 Nov 2023
Bring baby off milk The Telegraph Quick 29 Oct 2023
Gradually withdraw Eugene Sheffer 30 Dec 2022
Slowly withdraw USA Today 19 Dec 2022
Scottish youngster The Guardian Quick 16 Dec 2022
Gradually ease off Wall Street Journal 06 Dec 2022
Withdraw gradually Eugene Sheffer 22 Nov 2022
Gradually withdraw USA Today 20 Oct 2022
Gradually break a habit
Take off the bottle Universal 21 Sep 2022
Gradually withdraw Eugene Sheffer 25 Aug 2022
Get baby off milk The Telegraph Quick 10 Aug 2022
Withdraw gradually Newsday 31 Jul 2022
Withdraw gradually Wall Street Journal 26 May 2022
Withdraw gradually Universal 20 Apr 2022
Gradually withdraw The Washington Post 14 Apr 2022
Gradually withdraw LA Times Daily 14 Apr 2022
Gradually ease off Wall Street Journal 19 Mar 2022
Gradually withdraw Newsday 23 Jan 2022
Gradually withdraw from nursing The Washington Post Sunday 16 Jan 2022
Gradually withdraw USA Today 24 Dec 2021
Get off mother's milk The Telegraph Quick 06 Sep 2021
Withdraw gradually USA Today 18 Jul 2021
Help to withdraw LA Times Daily 15 Jul 2021
Help to withdraw The Washington Post 15 Jul 2021
Withdraw, as from bottle-feeding Universal 30 Jun 2021
A boring novel picked up in break
Gradually withdraw USA Today 30 May 2021
Phase out nursing Premier Sunday 23 May 2021
Withdraw by degrees The Washington Post 28 Apr 2021
Withdraw by degrees LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2021
Gradually withdraw Jonesin 09 Feb 2021
Stop nursing gradually Universal 04 Feb 2021
Gradually withdraw Universal 26 Nov 2020
Sickly -- to conserve energy, adjust diet The Telegraph Toughie 08 Oct 2020
Cut off gradually The Washington Post Sunday 26 Jul 2020
Withdraw gradually USA Today 14 Jul 2020
Withdraw (from) Newsday 12 Jul 2020
Gradually withdraw
Move off the bottle New York Times 24 May 2020
Withdraw gradually Eugene Sheffer 17 Mar 2020
Detach slowly (from)
Gradually withdraw LA Times Daily 23 Dec 2019
Gradually withdraw The Washington Post 23 Dec 2019
Gradually withdraw (from) Family Time 16 Dec 2019
Gradually withdraw Eugene Sheffer 14 Oct 2019
Gradually ease off Wall Street Journal 09 Oct 2019
Help to withdraw The Washington Post 06 Oct 2019
Help to withdraw LA Times Daily 06 Oct 2019
Gradually cut off (from) New York Times 20 Jul 2019
Break a habit, gradually
Withdraw gradually Newsday 17 Feb 2019
Ghastly to consume ecstasy! Gradually break one of a bad habit
Stop nursing Premier Sunday 06 Jan 2019
Help to withdraw
Gradually ease off
Gradually cut off (from)
Detach, as from a habit Universal 26 Nov 2018
Withdraw gradually (from) New York Times 05 Nov 2018
Gradually stop nursing Premier Sunday 04 Nov 2018
Withdraw gradually The Washington Post 07 Jun 2018
Withdraw gradually LA Times Daily 07 Jun 2018
Disaccustom gradually The Washington Post Sunday 03 Jun 2018
Move away from nursing Premier Sunday 20 May 2018
Gradually remove (from) The Washington Post Sunday 29 Apr 2018
Withdraw gradually
Withdraw slowly
Withdraw gradually
Move to solid food New York Times 01 Apr 2018
Move to solid food
Withdraw gradually
Detach, as from a habit
Withdraw gradually (from)
Accustom to nourishment other than mother's milk The Telegraph General Knowledge 31 Dec 2017
Withdraw by degrees Thomas Joseph 22 Nov 2017
Withdraw slowly
Gradually withdraw, as from the bottle New York Times 30 Oct 2017
Gradually remove from, as a baby from a bottle Family Time 30 Oct 2017
Gradually remove, as from a mother's milk New York Times 23 Oct 2017
Stop nursing gradually Premier Sunday 22 Oct 2017
Break a habit, so to speak Canadiana 24 Jul 2017
Detach gradually, as from a habit USA Today 16 Jun 2017
Withdraw gradually Universal 09 Jun 2017
To gradually remove, or withdraw
Deprive a child of mother's milk Canadiana 10 Apr 2017
Ease off, as from a baby bottle Universal 30 Mar 2017
Withdraw slowly New York Times 08 Feb 2017
Detach, as from a habit
Gradually withdraw, as from the bottle
Withdraw slowly
Ease off, as from a baby bottle
Gradually withdraw
Withdraw gradually
Detach gradually, as from a habit
Gradually remove, as from a mother's milk
Deprive Canadiana 21 Nov 2016
Withdraw gradually New York Times 15 Nov 2016
Withdraw, as from a habit USA Today 02 Oct 2016
Detach, as from a habit Newsday 28 Sep 2016
Detach gradually (from) New York Times 21 Sep 2016
Gradually withdraw Canadiana 06 Jun 2016
Slowly withdraw The Washington Post 04 Jun 2016
Bring up with, with ''on'' Newsday 28 May 2016
Train to abstain (from) The Chronicle of Higher Education 13 May 2016
Train to abstain (from)
Detach gradually (from)
Gradually withdraw
Withdraw gradually
Withdraw, as from a habit
Withdraw gradually from a mother's milk New York Times 30 Nov 2015
Disaccustom by degrees USA Today 14 Nov 2015
Withdraw from gradually Universal 01 Jul 2015
Remove gradually, as from dependence New York Times 17 Mar 2015
Withdraw from the bottle Family Time 15 Mar 2015
Detach (from) New York Times 22 Feb 2015
Accustom to nourishment The Telegraph Quick 12 Feb 2015
Gently break from a habit USA Today 11 Jan 2015
Detach (from)
Free gradually
Ease gradually (off)
Switch from suckling
Withdraw gradually from a mother's milk
Remove gradually, as from dependence
Withdraw from gradually
Disaccustom by degrees
Gently break from a habit
Break off
Withdraw by degrees
Cut off gradually
Withdraw (from)
Withdraw
Gradually withdraw (from)
Withdraw gradually
Abandon  a new child
Withdraw (from)
Withdraw gradually
Switch from a bottle to a cup, say
Switch from a bottle to a cup, say
Get the pups on solid food, e.g.
Gradually remove, as a foal from its mother's milk
Accustom to solid food
Detach from a source of dependence
Cause to withdraw gradually
Withdraw gradually
Gradually remove
Cut off gradually
Withdraw
Cease suckling
Move off of milk
Break off from mother's milk
Make more independent
Stop supplying with milk
Slowly withdraw
Withdraw from nursing
Cut off gradually
Withdraw by degrees
Gradually break from a habit
Gradually remove
Gradually remove
Remove gradually from, with "off"
Teach not to rely on, with "from"
Cause to withdraw gradually
Withdraw, as from a habit
Detach (from)
Teach not to rely on, with "from"
Make independent (from)
Withdraw from nursing
Gradually make independent (from)
Accustom to solid food, e.g.
Detach from dependence
With 7-Down, slowly remove from
Detach from a source of dependence
Gradually make independent (from)
Train to abstain
Disaccustom (with "from")
Unaccustom
Introduce to solid foods
Accustom to solid food
Withdraw gradually
Remove gradually
Gradually withdraw
Free from dependence on
Withdraw by degrees
Break off
Withdraw (from)
Help to withdraw
Stop from suckling
Gradually remove
Detach, in a way
Make less dependent
Remove a dependency
Go from the bottle to the jar
Detach, as from a habit
Withdraw
Detach from a source of dependence
Get off the bottle
Help to withdraw
Detach (from)
Cause to withdraw
Cause to withdraw
Start giving formula to, e.g.
Gradually withdraw
Disaccustom
Withdraw by degrees
Make less dependent
Get the pups on solid food
Disaccustom by degrees
Gradually withdraw
Withdraw slowly (from)
Detach gradually
Introduce to solid food
Teach to abstain
Start giving formula to
Remove, as from a habit
Gradually deprive
Detach gradually
Remove from a mother's milk
Withdraw, as from a dependency
Detach gradually
Give up by degrees
Disaccustom
Make independent (from)
Withdraw, as from a dependency
Gradually remove
Gradually remove
Make independent (from)
Stop nursing
Cause to withdraw gradually
Detach from the bottle
Cause to withdraw gradually
Practice withdrawal
Disaccustom
Withdraw gradually
Withdraw from the bottle
Cut off (from)
Detach gradually
Introduce to solid food
Withdraw, as from a habit
Withdraw by degrees
Detach gradually
Disengage from a habit
Child, in Scotland
Withdraw
Gently break from a habit
Teach to abstain
Remove from a mother's milk
Disunite
Disaccustom
Train off a habit
Gradually break a habit
Break off from a mother's milk
Break of a habit
Ablactate
Introduce to solid food
Gradually withdraw
Break away
Withdraw, as from a dependency
Withdraw by degrees
Free from dependence on
Withdraw from a habit
Detach, in a way
Disaccustom
Withdraw from dependency
Detach from a dependency
Free from dependency
Free from a habit
Estrange
Withdraw dragually
Bairn
Break of a habit
Estrange
Estrange, in a way
Break from a habit
Withdraw from habit
Take away gradually
Opposite of addict
Disaccustom by degrees
Reconcile to a severance
Reconcile to a loss
Alienate (from).
Reconcile to the loss (of anything).
Reconcile to the loss of something.
Get off milk
Reconcile to a deprivation.
Alienate.
Get used to solid food
Make less dependent
Draw off
Break from a habit.
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