taking the lambs away from their mother so that they can no longer drink their mother's milk. This is done so the lambs will learn to eat grass and hay.
To accustom a puppy to take food otherwise than by nursing.
gradually deprive (infants) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"
process of switching a young mammal from mother's milk to other food
To persuade kittens that are totally reliant on their mother's milk for sustenance to start taking solid food.
To accustom a pup to take nourishment other than by suckling its mother.
The process of making a kitten eat solid food instead of its mother's milk; to accustom (the young of a mammal) to take nourishment other than by suckling.