Word: preweaning
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: pre
wean
ing
Definition: Before weaning; the act of substituting other food for the mother's milk in the diet of a child or young mammal
Morphemes:
Affix: pre-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Before; earlier in time.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: prae-
Language: la
Decoded: prae-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: before; in front
Affix: wean
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cease to depend on the mother's milk for nutrition.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.