infantilizer

English

Etymology

infantilize +‎ -er

Noun

infantilizer (plural infantilizers)

1. (often derogatory) A person who infantilizes others.
   • 1992, Victoria Felton-Collins, Suzanne Blair Brown, Couples and Money, page 55:

     "Don't worry your pretty little head about it," an infantilizer I knew used to say to his wife. When she would ask about the family finances, his answer was always the same: "You wouldn't understand."

Hypernyms

• patronizer