infantilism

English

Etymology

infantile +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈfæntɪlɪzm/

Noun

infantilism (usually uncountable, plural infantilisms)

1. An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
2. (pathology) An appearance like (that of) an infant.

   A craniopharyngioma may produce infantilism.

3. (sexuality) A paraphilia based on the sight or feeling of diapers, or being diapered.

Related terms

• infantilist
• infantility

Translations

emotional dependency

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 幼稚病 (zh) (yòuzhìbìng), 幼稚症 (yòuzhìzhèng), 幼稚化 (yòuzhìhuà)

• Finnish: infantilismi
• German: Infantilismus (de) m

paraphilia

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 幼稚病 (zh) (yòuzhìbìng), 幼稚症 (yòuzhìzhèng), 幼稚化 (yòuzhìhuà)

• Finnish: infantilismi
• German: Infantilismus (de) m

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Translations to be checked

• Serbo-Croatian: infantilizam (sh) m

References

• “infantilism”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French infantilisme.

Noun

infantilism n (uncountable)

1. infantilism

Declension

declension of infantilism (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) infantilism	infantilismul
genitive/dative	(unui) infantilism	infantilismului
vocative	infantilismule