ALL meanings of preweaning
wean
P p - verb with object preweaning to accustom (a child or young animal) to food other than its mother's milk; cause to lose the need to suckle or turn to the mother for food. 1
- verb with object preweaning to withdraw (a person, the affections, one's dependency, etc.) from some object, habit, form of enjoyment, or the like: The need to reduce had weaned us from rich desserts. 1
- adjective preweaning occurring before an animal is weaned 0