infantilize
verb [T] (also infantilise) /ɪnˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/ UK usually disapprovingDefinition
› to treat someone as if they are a child so that they start behaving like one: He argues that giving money to the poor infantilizes them and stops them from helping themselves.Children and babies
(Definition of infantilize verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a mouth to feed idiom
- arrival noun
- babe in arms noun
- babe noun
- baby boom noun
- childlike adjective
- childproof adjective
- children noun
- crawler noun (MOVING)
- designer baby noun
- only child noun
- oops-a-daisy exclamation
- pacifier noun
- papoose noun
- perisher noun
- toddler noun
- toilet-trained adjective
- tomboy noun
- tot noun (CHILD)
- tyke noun
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