weaner

American  

[wee-ner] / ˈwi nər /

noun

1. a recently weaned animal.

2. Stockbreeding. a device placed over the mouth of an animal that is being weaned, to keep it from suckling.

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weaner British  

/ ˈwiːnə /

noun

1. a person or thing that weans

2. a pig that has just been weaned and weighs less than 40 kg

3. a lamb, pig, or calf in the year in which it is weaned

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Etymology

Origin of weaner

First recorded in 1570–80; wean + -er ¹

Example Sentences

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weaner

“Nearly broke his neck last summer when he decided to see if pigs might be able to fly. He and one of Elmer’s weaner pigs took a nosedive off the barn.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

Fatimah would mean a "weaner"-Fattumah, a "great weaner."

From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton