wean

verb

1. gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother’s milk; “she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk”; “The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle”

   Synonyms

   • ablactate

   Less specific

   • deprive

   Entails

   • breastfeed, suckle, suck, nurse, wet-nurse, lactate, give suck

2. detach the affections of

   Less specific

   • estrange, alienate, alien, disaffect