infantilism

English

Etymology

From infantile +‎ -ism.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfæntɪlɪzm/

Noun

infantilism (usually uncountable, plural infantilisms)

An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
(pathology) An appearance like (that of) an infant.
A craniopharyngioma may produce infantilism.
(sexuality) A paraphilia based on acting like a baby, often involving being diapered.

Related terms

Translations

emotional dependency

Chinese:
Mandarin: 幼稚病 (zh) (yòuzhìbìng), 幼稚症 (yòuzhìzhèng), 幼稚化 (yòuzhìhuà)
Finnish: infantilismi
German: Infantilismus (de) m

paraphilia

Chinese:
Mandarin: 幼稚病 (zh) (yòuzhìbìng), 幼稚症 (yòuzhìzhèng), 幼稚化 (yòuzhìhuà)
Finnish: infantilismi
German: Infantilismus (de) m

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Serbo-Croatian: infantilizam (sh) m

References

“infantilism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French infantilisme.

Noun

infantilism n (uncountable)

infantilism

Declension

Declension of **infantilism**
singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	infantilism	infantilismul
genitive-dative	infantilism	infantilismului
vocative	infantilismule