wean /wiːn/ BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: wenian ]
to gradually stop feeding a baby or young animal on its mother’s milk and start giving it ordinary food
wean somebody onto something
It’s time to start weaning her onto solid foods.
wean somebody off/from something phrasal verb
to make someone gradually stop doing something you disapprove of:
advice on how to wean yourself off nicotine
be weaned on something phrasal verb
to be influenced by something from a very early age:
I was weaned on a diet of Hollywood fantasy.