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infantilism

noun
/ɪnˈfæntɪlɪzm/UK

Etymology

From infantile + -ism.

  1. derived from infantilis — “pertaining to an infant”
  2. suffixed as infantilism — “infantile + ism”

Definitions

  1. An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.

  2. An appearance like (that of) an infant.

    • A craniopharyngioma may produce infantilism.

  3. A paraphilia based on acting like a baby or toddler, sometimes involving being diapered.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA