wean
/wiːn/verb
उच्चारण वीन
(बच्चे का) दूध छुड़ाना
Advanced word
- 1
[T] ~ sb/sth (off/from sth) | ~ sb/sth (onto sth)
to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal with its mother's milk and start feeding it with solid food
(बच्चे का) दूध छुड़ाना
- The baby was weaned at six months.
- Calves are weaned off milk and onto grass.
- 2
[T] ~ sb off/from sth
to make somebody gradually stop doing something or depending on something
धीरे-धीरे (किसी आदत या निर्भरता से) छुड़ाना
- The doctor is trying to wean her off sleeping pills.
- Radhika weaned herself from junk food before the exam.
¶Idioms 1
be weaned on sth
to be familiar with something from a very early age
बचपन से ही किसी चीज़ से परिचित होना, उसी के साथ पलना-बढ़ना
- Today's children are weaned on smartphones.
- He was weaned on old Hindi film songs.
→Phrasal verbs 1
wean sb off/from sth
to make somebody gradually stop doing something or depending on something
(किसी को) धीरे-धीरे किसी चीज़ की आदत से छुड़ाना
- The doctor tried to wean him off sleeping pills.
§Grammar and usage
Wean somebody off or from something, as in 'wean him off sugar'.
Wean somebody off या from something सही है, जैसे 'wean him off sugar'।