Synonyms for weaning
wean·ing

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1. weaning, ablactationnoun

   the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal

   Synonyms:
   ablactation

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1. weaningnoun

   Synonyms:
   ablactation, alienation

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1. List of paraphrases for "weaning":

   withdrawal, washout

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1. Lessa Horta:

   Information on breastfeeding duration was collected very close to the time when weaning happened, so we had a very precise information on the duration of breastfeeding.

2. Rebekah Koffler:

   There are still a lot of gaps to be closed in their perception of [Russia's] threat, and most importantly, their willingness to do something about that threat because I don't see them weaning themselves off of their addiction to Russian energy, and … not all of them contribute the 2% of their GDP to the collective security treaty.

3. President Robert Kaplan on Friday:

   Until it’s clear that we’ve weathered this pandemic, the Fed needs to be aggressive in using its tools, after it’s clear that we’ve weathered this pandemic... I do think it would be healthy to be weaning off some of these extraordinary measures.

4. The UK government:

   [ The plan ] will be central to weaning Britain off expensive fossil fuels, which are subject to volatile gas prices set by international markets we are unable to control.

5. Ompi Aphane:

   We are weaning ourselves from 90 percent reliance on coal, as it stands, it is difficult to finance coal fired power stations, because banks and lenders are also under environmental pressure.