離り乳にゅう

り

にゅ

う

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Meanings

1

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

Refers to the process of transitioning a baby or young animal from milk to solid food. Used as a noun or with する to mean 'to wean'.

赤あかちゃんの離り乳にゅうは生後せいごろっ6か月げつごろから始はじめることが多おおい。
Weaning of babies often starts around six months after birth.
子こ猫ねこ

が

離り

乳にゅう

する

まで

、

母はは

猫ねこ

が

面めん

倒どう

を

見み

る

。

The mother cat takes care of the kittens until they are weaned.

断だん乳にゅう
断乳 often implies a more abrupt or complete cessation of breastfeeding, while 離乳 is the gradual process of introducing solid foods and reducing milk intake.

Compound of 離 (ri, 'separation') and 乳 (nyū, 'milk'), literally 'separation from milk'.