"infantilism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈfæntɪlɪzm/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: infantilisms [plural]
Etymology: From infantile + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|infantile|ism}} infantile + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} infantilism (usually uncountable, plural infantilisms)
  1. An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (emotional dependency): 幼稚病 (yòuzhìbìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 幼稚症 (yòuzhìzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), 幼稚化 (yòuzhìhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), infantilismi (Finnish), Infantilismus [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-infantilism-en-noun-EsFp8Drh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of 'emotional dependency': 91 3 6
  2. (pathology) An appearance like (that of) an infant. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Pathology
    Sense id: en-infantilism-en-noun-kg3QNnx0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 30 32 38 Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences
  3. (sexuality) A paraphilia based on the sight or feeling of diapers, or being diapered. Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Sexuality Translations (paraphilia): 幼稚病 (yòuzhìbìng) (Chinese Mandarin), 幼稚症 (yòuzhìzhèng) (Chinese Mandarin), 幼稚化 (yòuzhìhuà) (Chinese Mandarin), infantilismi (Finnish), Infantilismus [masculine] (German)
    Sense id: en-infantilism-en-noun-ptBoWATt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 24 40 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 26 26 47 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 31 42 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 32 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 30 32 38 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 31 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 29 35 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 30 32 38 Topics: lifestyle, sexuality Disambiguation of 'paraphilia': 6 4 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: infantilist, infantility

Inflected forms

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