noun
definition
The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependent on the mother for nourishment.
Examples of weaning in a Sentence
One lamb at weaning time for every ewe is rather over the normal amount of produce.
The program shows child care professionals giving advice on tackling issues like weaning and fussy eating, tantrums and sleepless nights.
After weaning, pigs are fed using Pioneer feeders for 13 days, then move straight onto the home produced liquid weaner diet.
List the possible problems which may arise in weaning calves.
Nevertheless with skilled supervision of weaning from ventilation these problems should be overcome.
Site B will be for the young boar (from weaning at 4-6 months to slaughter at 12-15 months).
Josie is weaning slowly, down to a feed every few days now.
The young leave the nest after weaning when they are at their most vulnerable to predators such as birds of prey and desert foxes.
This slow weaning process will give your baby time to adjust to the idea of letting the bottle go.
There are flowers included to help kitties with the difficulties of weaning and leaving the mother cat as well as adjusting to the new home environment.
The mother will be weaning them slowly, a process that will take another three to five weeks.
A person may easily become addicted to a Trazodone sleep aid and weaning off the drug is not easy.
Weaning a young child from the habit before he or she is ready is usually difficult and may only prolong the thumb sucking.
It includes various child-rearing practices, for example weaning, toilet training, and discipline.
Some children regress, temporarily losing such attainments as weaning, bowel and bladder control, or clear speech, in an attempt to regain lost parental attention by becoming babies again themselves.
Detoxification is the process of weaning the patient from his or her regular substance use.
Although many experts still recommend weaning a child from pacifier use at about age two, others suggest that six to ten months is the best time to end pacifier use.
The process is known as breast involution, and it usually occurs after weaning or after pregnancy.
Registered Welsh Section " D " colt foal for sale at weaning.
From weaning pigs will receive feed medicated with a growth promoter.
Weaning your baby from bottle or breastfeeding to drinking from a cup can be made easier with Luv n Care sippy cups.
Weaning from the bottle to cup will depend on your baby's need to suckle along with his abilility to master drinking from a cup.
The death-rate was high, through lack of proper weaning foods, and hard life.