weans
Eases off dependency
Weans is the third-person singular of wean, meaning to gradually stop a child or young animal from depending on its mother's milk: The farmer weans the calves at eight weeks.
Extended to any gradual withdrawal from dependence: She's trying to wean herself off social media.
In Scottish and Northern Irish dialects, weans (rhyming with "beans") means children: The weans are playing outside.
Scottish term for youngsters
- lassiesYoung women, informally
- laddiesInformal term for boys
- wee onesVery small children
- nippersGripping or cutting implements
kiddies · sprogs · tots · tykes · whippersnappers · clan · kinfolk · heritage
Scottish term for youngsters
- totsVery young children
- kiddiesYoung children, informally
- nippersGripping or cutting implements
- tykesSmall children, fondly
youngsters · offspring · progeny · brood · littluns · urchins · fledglings · little ones
Inclined to merriment
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
- fun-lovingInclined toward amusement
energetic · carefree · frisky · impish · rambunctious · boisterous · scampering · squealing
Unmixed, without impurities
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- guilelessFree from deceit
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- unblemishedFree from any defect
wholesome · unspoiled · trustful · wide-eyed · impressionable · tender · vulnerable · sheltered
bairns
Scottish term for youngsters
nippers · kiddies · sprogs · tots · tykes · whippersnappers · clan · kinfolk · heritage · brood
bairns
Scottish term for youngsters
tykes · youngsters · offspring · progeny · brood · littluns · urchins · fledglings · little ones · young ones
frolicsome
Inclined to merriment
- gigglingLaughing in short bursts
- rompingPlaying with energetic movement
- mischievousPlayfully causing trouble
fun-loving · energetic · carefree · frisky · impish · rambunctious · boisterous · scampering · squealing · tumbling
pure
Unmixed, without impurities
unblemished · wholesome · unspoiled · trustful · wide-eyed · impressionable · tender · vulnerable · sheltered · unworldly
- wean offGradually end reliance on
- weaning offGradual discontinuation process
- weaned offGradually freed from dependence
- baby-led weaningInfant self-feeding approach
- baby led weaningInfant-directed solid food introduction
- night weaningEnding overnight infant feeding