infantilisation

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A form of infantilization — The act or process of infantilizing, treating a non-infant as an infant, or more generally treating an adult like a young child.

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Meanings

noun
  1. UKalternativeAlternative spelling of infantilization.
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APA

infantilisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantilisation

MLA

“infantilisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantilisation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “infantilisation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/infantilisation.

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