1. accustom (an infant or other young mammal) to food other than its mother's milk.
▪ accustom (someone) to managing without something on which they have become dependent or of which they have become excessively fond: "the doctor tried to wean her off the sleeping pills"
▪ be strongly influenced by (something), especially from an early age:"I was weaned on a regular diet of Hollywood fantasy"
Word OriginOld Englishwenian, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch wennen and German entwöhnen.
