infantilize
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infantilize
- /ɪnˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/ US
verb infantilizes · infantilizing · infantilized · infantilise
- To reduce (an adult) to the state or status of an infant. For too long, many of us have sought unity by binding ourselves together with the umbilical cords of dogma. They have done less and less to nurture us in recent years, and more and more to infantilize us.
- To treat (an adult) like a child.
Opposite: adultify
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verb
Opposite: adultify
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verb to reduce to the state of an infant
| Español | infantilizar |
|---|---|
| Português | infantilizar |
| Français | infantiliser |
| Deutsch | infantilisieren |
| Italiano | infantilizzare |
verb to treat like a child
| Español | infantilizar |
|---|---|
| Português | infantilizar |
| Français | infantiliser |
| Deutsch | infantilisieren |
| Italiano | infantilizzare |
Talk about this word "infantilize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/infantilize. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. infantilize. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/infantilize "infantilize." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/infantilize.Cite this
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