"middle child syndrome" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: middle child syndromes [plural], middle-child syndrome [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s|head=middle child syndrome}} middle child syndrome (usually uncountable, plural middle child syndromes)
  1. (psychology, sociology) The belief or idea that the middle child of a family, who is born in between siblings, is treated or seen differently by their parents from the rest of their siblings. Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-middle_child_syndrome-en-noun-NXAPf4ap Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Psychology, Sociology Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences, social-science, sociology

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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