infantilizing

Variant of infantilize

infantilize definition

in·fan·til·ize (in fan′təl īz′)

transitive verb infantilized -·lized′, infantilizing -·liz′·ing

  1. to treat (a child or adult) like an infant or baby
  2. to keep in a dependent, infantile stage of development

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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