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Definition wean

Etymology 1

From Middle English wenen, from Old English wenian (“to accustom; habituate; train; prepare; make fit”), from Proto-Germanic *wanjan? (“to make wont; accustom”), from Proto-Indo-European *wenh?- (“to strive for; wish; love”). Cognate with Dutch wennen, German gewöhnen, Danish vænne, Swedish vänja, Icelandic venja. Related via PIE to wone, wont, and wonder, and perhaps win.

Verb

wean (third-person singular simple present weans, present participle weaning, simple past and past participle weaned)

  1. (transitive) To cease giving milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
  2. (intransitive) To cease to depend on the mother for nourishment.
  3. (transitive, by extension) To cause to quit something to which one is addicted or habituated.
  4. (intransitive, by extension) To cease to depend.

Etymology 2

Blend of wee +‎ ane.

Noun

wean (plural weans)

  1. (Scotland, Ulster) A small child.

Results 360 Words with the letters WEAN

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8 letter words with the letters WEAN 
7 letter words with the letters WEAN 
6 letter words with the letters WEAN 
ANSWER 10
ATWEEN 10
AWAKEN 14
AWEING 12
AWOKEN 14
DAWNED 12
DEEWAN 11
DEWANS 11
ENWRAP 13
FAWNED 14
FAWNER 13
GNAWED 13
GNAWER 12
KNAWEL 15
LAWINE 11
LAWMEN 14
PAWNED 14
PAWNEE 13
PAWNER 13
RESAWN 10
SAWNEY 12
SEAWAN 10
SEWANS 10
SNAWED 11
TAWNEY 12
UNAWED 12
WAHINE 12
WAKENS 14
WANDER 11
WANDLE 12
WANGLE 13
WANIER 10
WANKED 15
WANKER 14
WANNED 12
WANNER 11
WANTED 11
WANTER 10
WARDEN 11
WARNED 11
WARNER 10
WARREN 10
WEAKEN 14
WEANED 11
WEANER 10
WEAPON 13
WEASON 10
WHENAS 12
YAWNED 13
YAWNER 12
5 letter words with the letters WEAN 
AWNED 10
DAWEN 10
DEWAN 10
WAKEN 13
WANED 10
WANEY 11
WAXEN 16
4 letter words with the letters WEAN 
ANEW 8
WANE 8
WEAN 8
3 letter words with the letters WEAN 
ANE 4
AWE 6
AWN 7
NAE 4
NAW 7
NEW 7
WAE 6
WAN 7
WEN 7
2 letter words with the letters WEAN 
AE 2
AN 3
AW 5
EN 3
NA 3
NE 3
WE 5

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