"infantilization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: infantilizations [plural]
Etymology: infantilize + -ation Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|infantilize|ation}} infantilize + -ation Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infantilization (countable and uncountable, plural infantilizations)
  1. The act or process of infantilizing, or treating a non-infant as an infant. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: infantilisation [British, Non-Oxford] Translations (Translations): infantilització [feminine] (Catalan), infantilisation [feminine] (French), infantilización [feminine] (Galician), Infantilisierung [feminine] (German), Verkindlichung [feminine] (German), Bevormundung [feminine] (German), infantilizzazione [feminine] (Italian), infantilização [feminine] (Portuguese), infantilización [feminine] (Spanish)

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