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What is the noun for weaning?

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weanling
  1. Any young mammal that has been recently weaned.
  2. Specifically, a human child that has been recently weaned.
  3. Specifically, a young horse that has been weaned from its mother, but is less than one year old (usually 5-12 months old).
  4. Examples:
    1. “At the time, the price was a world record for a weanling filly sold at public auction.”
      “The Hattens have a weanling to beef enterprise and also keep some pedigree Suffolks.”
      “Major challenges of the young weanling pig involve the environment, health, and nutritional conditions.”
weaner
  1. An animal that has been recently weaned.
  2. A device used to help wean a young animal by keeping it from suckling.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The sun is low in the sky as jackaroos on motorbikes muster a mob of weaner rams along the picturesque Egelabra lagoon.”
      “Satisfied that they were doing well, he checked the chickens and the goats and the weaner pig penned up in a small stall nearby.”
      “About 14 weaner piglets escaped from the farm when someone cut a hole in the fence of their enclosure.”
weaning
  1. The (passive) process of a child or animal ceasing to be dependant on the mother for nourishment.
weanedness
  1. The quality or state of being weaned.
wean
weanlings
  1. plural of weanling
weanings
  1. plural of weaning
weaners
  1. plural of weaner
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