Real Dictionary

wean
verb: When a baby or baby animal is weaned, its mother stops feeding it milk and starts giving it other food, especially solid food.

wean in American English
transitive verb: to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food

wean in American English 1
to cause (a child or young animal) to become accustomed gradually to food other than its mother's milk; to cause to give up suckling; now, often, to cause to give up drinking milk from a bottle with a nipple

wean in American English 2
a child or baby

wean in British English 1
to cause (a child or young mammal) to replace mother's milk by other nourishment

wean in British English 2
noun: a child; infant