Wean (verb) – to cause a baby or young animal to stop feeding on its mother's milk and to start eating solid food

(Pronounced ween)

To remember the definition of the word wean, use the following mnemonic:

She was no longer teeny-weeny (wean), so it was time to get the baby to start eating solid food.

Examples of wean (verb) in a sentence

She was ecstatic to finally have her son fully weaned off baby formulae. 

They couldn't agree on what approach to take when they start to wean their daughter. 

He was having trouble weaning the cub as it didn't seem interested in solid foods.