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The Clue
No longer reliant on mother (6 letter answer)
The Answer
WEANED
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Notes
The answer WEANED is rarely seen, appearing only about once every 2400 puzzles.
Related Clues
Disaccustomed
Independent, as young
Made independent
Withdrawn gradally
No longer on the bottle
Definition
WEAN as a verb:
1. (wean, ablactate) = gradually deprive (infants and young mammals) of mother's milk; "she weaned her baby when he was 3 months old and started him on powdered milk"; "The kitten was weaned and fed by its owner with a bottle"
2. detach the affections of
WEANED as an adjective:
1. freed of dependence on something especially (for mammals) mother's milk; "the just-weaned calf bawled for its mother"