wean, ween

Wean or wean means, in a human infant or the young of an animal, teaching the baby to eat solid food, or drinking from a cup, instead of nursing or using a baby bottle--
The doctor says it's too soon to wean the baby.
We have to wait for the mother to wean the puppies; then we can take one home.
Wean may also be used in a figurative sense--
We are trying to wean him from his obsessive use of video games.

Ween or ween ( rhymes with wean ) is an old-fashioned word for think or believe--
Yon tavern will provide us with ale, I ween.
Dost ween that the knight will be needing his sword?

Now that you know that, you can say--
"If we wait for his mother to wean him, he will make a fine hunting dog, I ween."

Note--a "wiener" ( wee-ner ) is a hot dog or Vienna ( Wien ) sausage--
Could I have a wiener with sauerkraut, please?
Not to be confused with a "weaner", meaning a device used to help wean a young calf--
He may become independent sooner if you use a weaner.