English Explanatory Dictionary

infantilization

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or process of infantilizing, treating a non-infant as an infant, or more generally treating an adult like a young child.

Word forms

infantilization infantilizations infantilisation

Etymology

From infantilize + -ation.

Antonyms

adultification
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