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weaner

weaner noun: an animal that has been recently weaned.

Noun

weaner (plural weaners)

  1. An animal that has been recently weaned.
    • "I mean she's too young to get married," said Oscar. "Doesn't know she's alive yet—like calfing a weaner."1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter IX, in Capricornia, page 138
  2. A device used to help wean a young animal by keeping it from suckling.

Forms of weaner

pluralweaners

Origin of weaner

From wean + -er.

Questions about weaner

What does weaner mean?
Weaner means an animal that has been recently weaned.
What part of speech is weaner?
Weaner is a noun.
What is the plural of weaner?
The plural of weaner is weaners.

Words near weaner in the dictionary

  1. weaned
  2. weaned off
  3. weanedness
  4. weanel
  5. weanels
  6. weaner
  7. weaners
  8. weanest
  9. weaneth
  10. weaning
  11. weaning brash

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