wean

Short definition from Wiktionary

Verb

1. 1
   To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder.
2. 2
   To cease giving breast milk to an offspring; to accustom and reconcile (a child or young animal) to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take from the breast or udder: To habituate (someone) to something, especially since childhood.
3. 3
   To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.
4. 4
   To cause to quit something to which one is addicted, dependent, or habituated.
5. 5
   To cease to depend.
6. 6
   To raise, to help grow toward maturity

Noun

1. 1
   A young child.