A wean-wean situation II
The Webster dictionary defines “wean” as: 1: to accustom (as a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing. 2: to detach from a source of dependence. Another definition should be added: 3. A merciless process practiced in some parts of the world by which desperate mothers force babies to stop breastfeeding. The key word here is merciless, the idea being that once the mother has decided that she no longer wants to breastfeed, the baby is weaned by hook or by crook; whether the... Sign in to see full entry.