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Meanings of weaning in English

Spanish
destete

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

destete
Usage of weaning in English
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Therefore, the best weaning strategy for stroke patients remains to be determined.
Pubmed
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He received a long period of mechanical ventilation and weaning proved difficult.
Pubmed
3
Therefore, stroke patients may profit from a more gradual withdrawal of weaning.
Pubmed
4
He'll be weaning his merino flock next week - later than most.
Radio NZ
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Background: Tracheostomy tube malposition is a barrier to weaning from mechanical ventilation.
Pubmed
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They were dosed on the day of weaning with an ivermectin-based product.
Independent.ie
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Eligible patients were pseudo-randomly assigned to one of the two weaning groups.
Pubmed
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All the offspring were fed SC diet after weaning for 3 weeks.
Pubmed
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Staunch vapers praise the electronic devices for weaning them off traditional cigarettes.
The South African
10
Genetic trends for weaning and yearling indices and MW were also estimated.
Pubmed
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The rest cut back their production after the weaning phase of infancy.
BBC
12
Not a blender, or weaning spoon in sight for self-feeding finger food.
The Irish Times
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It is important not to forget the cow in the weaning process.
Independent.ie
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One-stage weaning means an abrupt separation of the calf from the cow.
Independent.ie
15
Whether that weaning process will ever happen is open to doubt.
Reuters
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The jury is most definitely out regarding which method of weaning works best.
Independent.ie
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Translations for weaning
Spanish
destete
Weaning through the time
Weaning across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common