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Wean vs Wail - What's the difference?

wean | wail |


In lang=en terms the difference between wean and wail

is that wean is to cease to depend while wail is to lament; to bewail; to grieve over.

As verbs the difference between wean and wail

is that wean is to cease giving 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 while wail is to cry out, as in sorrow or anguish or wail can be (obsolete) to choose; to select.

As nouns the difference between wean and wail

is that wean is (scotland) a small child while wail is a prolonged cry, usually high-pitched, especially as of grief or anguish.

Waive vs Wean - What's the difference?

waive | wean |


As verbs the difference between waive and wean

is that waive is (obsolete) to outlaw (someone) or waive can be (obsolete) to move from side to side; to sway while wean is to cease giving 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.

As nouns the difference between waive and wean

is that waive is (obsolete|legal) a woman put out of the protection of the law; an outlawed woman or waive can be while wean is (scotland) a small child.

Wean vs False - What's the difference?

wean | false |


As a verb wean

is to cease giving 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.

As a noun wean

is (scotland) a small child.

As an adjective false is

(label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

Wean vs Abolish - What's the difference?

wean | abolish |


As verbs the difference between wean and abolish

is that wean is to cease giving 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 while abolish is to end a law, system, institution, custom or practice .

As a noun wean

is (scotland) a small child.

Wean vs Deter - What's the difference?

wean | deter |


In lang=en terms the difference between wean and deter

is that wean is to cease to depend while deter is to persuade someone not to do something; to discourage.

As verbs the difference between wean and deter

is that wean is to cease giving 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 while deter is to prevent something from happening.

As a noun wean

is (scotland) a small child.

Wean vs Undefined - What's the difference?

wean | undefined |


As a verb wean

is to cease giving 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.

As a noun wean

is (scotland) a small child.

As an adjective undefined is

lacking a definition or value.

Free vs Wean - What's the difference?

free | wean | Related terms |

Free is a related term of wean.


In lang=en terms the difference between free and wean

is that free is to make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses while wean is to cease to depend.

As verbs the difference between free and wean

is that free is to make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses while wean is to cease giving 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.

As nouns the difference between free and wean

is that free is (australian rules football|gaelic football) abbreviation of free kick while wean is (scotland) a small child.

As an adjective free

is (label) unconstrained.

As an adverb free

is without needing to pay.

Disengage vs Wean - What's the difference?

disengage | wean | Synonyms |

Disengage is a synonym of wean.


As nouns the difference between disengage and wean

is that disengage is (fencing) a circular movement of the blade that avoids the opponent's parry while wean is (scotland) a small child.

As verbs the difference between disengage and wean

is that disengage is (ambitransitive) to release or loosen from something that binds, holds, entangles, or interlocks; unfasten; detach; disentangle; free while wean is to cease giving 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.

Wean vs Submit - What's the difference?

wean | submit |


In lang=en terms the difference between wean and submit

is that wean is to cease to depend while submit is or to enter or put forward for approval, consideration, marking etc.

As verbs the difference between wean and submit

is that wean is to cease giving 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 while submit is to yield or give way to another.

As a noun wean

is (scotland) a small child.

Wean vs Res - What's the difference?

wean | res |


As a verb wean

is to cease giving 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.

As a noun wean

is (scotland) a small child.

As a symbol res is

(label) (l).

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