いやいやき

Japanese

Alternative spellings
イヤイヤ期 いやいや期 (uncommon) 嫌々期 (rare)

Etymology

From いやいや (iyaiya) + 期(き) (ki).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ija̠ija̠kʲi]

Noun

いやいやき or イヤイヤき • (iyaiya-ki) 

1. terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers characterized by refusals)