いやいやき

Japanese edit

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

Etymology edit

From いやいや (iyaiya) + 期(き) (ki).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [ija̠ija̠kʲi]

Noun edit

いやいやき or イヤイヤき • (iyaiya-ki)

terrible twos (developmental stage in toddlers characterized by refusals)

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