English Explanatory Dictionary

second childhood

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.
  2. A childlike state in any adult, resulting from mental illness, trauma, or other conditions.

Pronunciation

En-au-second childhood.ogg

Word forms

second childhood second childhoods

Synonyms

dotage senile dementia senescence senility dementia

Related words

juvenescence once a man, twice a child twichild
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