wean

  • 31wean — [OE] The etymological notion underlying wean is of ‘becoming accustomed’. The specialization to ‘making accustomed to food other than mother’s milk’ is a secondary development. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *wanjan (source also of… …

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  • 32Wean hean — (wienerisch für Wien hören) ist der Name eines Wienerlied Festivals, das seit 2000 in Wien stattfindet. Es ist neben echt:wien das größte Festival dieses Genres. Unterstützt wird die Veranstaltung durch das Wiener Volksliedwerk. Jedes Jahr… …

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  • 33wean hean — (wienerisch für Wien hören) ist der Name eines Wienerlied Festivals, das seit 2000 in Wien stattfindet. Es ist neben echt:wien das größte Festival dieses Genres. Veranstalter ist das Wiener Volksliedwerk. Jedes Jahr erscheint dazu der… …

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  • 34wean off — ˌwean ˈoff ˌwean ˈfrom [present tense I/you/we/they wean off he/she/it weans off present participle …

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  • 35wean from — ˌwean ˈoff ˌwean ˈfrom [present tense I/you/we/they wean off he/she/it weans off …

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  • 36wean from/off — [phrasal verb] wean (someone or something) from/off (something) : to make (someone or something) stop doing or using (something) efforts to wean the country from its dependence on foreign oil I m gradually weaning myself off cigarettes …

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  • 37wean somebody off something — ˈwean sb off/from sth derived to make sb gradually stop doing or using sth • The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills. Main entry: ↑weanderived …

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  • 38wean somebody from something — ˈwean sb off/from sth derived to make sb gradually stop doing or using sth • The doctor tried to wean her off sleeping pills. Main entry: ↑weanderived …

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  • 39wean away — index disaffect Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 40wean|ling — «WEEN lihng», noun, adjective. –n. a child or animal that has only recently been weaned. –adj. recently weaned …

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