👶wean (wín)

verb
/wiːn/
destetar (destetar)

Meaning

To gradually stop a child or animal from breastfeeding; to detach from a habit.
Traducción del significado
Dejar gradualmente a un niño o animal de amamantar; apartarse de un hábito.
dejar gradualmente a un niño o animal de amamantar; apartarse de un hábito.

Oraciones de ejemplo

Parents often wean their babies around six months old.

Los padres suelen destetar a sus bebés alrededor de los seis meses.
Los padres suelen destetar a sus bebés alrededor de los seis meses.

Expresiones de ejemplo

wean off
dejar de depender
dejar de depender

Synonyms

detach, accustom, disengage, train

Antonyms

nurture, indulge

Colocaciones

wean a baby, wean off drugs, wean from habit

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