SECOND CHILDHOOD Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase second childhood. (close relations)
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| childishness | nounn | |||||
noun • a property characteristic of a child | ||||||
| immaturity | nounn | |||||
noun • not having reached maturity | ||||||
| infantilism | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics • infantile behavior in mature persons | ||||||
| juvenescence | nounn | |||||
noun • the process of growing into a youth | ||||||
| puerility | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of a child between infancy and adolescence • a property characteristic of a child | ||||||
| regression | nounn | |||||
noun • an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state • the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) • returning to a former state | ||||||
| dotage | nounn | |||||
noun • mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations | ||||||
| senility | nounn | |||||
noun • mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations • the state of being senile | ||||||
