"infantocracy" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: infantocracies [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒkɹəsi Etymology: From infant + -o- + -cracy. Etymology templates: {{af|en|infant|-o-|-cracy}} infant + -o- + -cracy Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} infantocracy (countable and uncountable, plural infantocracies)
  1. Rule by children. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: kindergarchy, paedocracy

Inflected forms

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