wean

To accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling.

To detach from that to which one is strongly habituated or devoted.

To accustom to something from an early age. Often used with on:

To accustom (a child or young animal) to nourishment or food other than its mother’s milk; disaccustom to the mother’s breast: as, to wean a child.

To detach or alienate, as the affections, from any object of desire; reconcile to the want or loss of something; disengage from any habit, former pursuit, or enjoyment: as, to wean the heart from temporal enjoyments.

An infant; a weanling.

A child; a boy or girl of tender age.

To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young animal, to a want or deprivation of mother’s milk; to take from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on the mother nourishment.

Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of anything.

A weanling; a young child.