infantilizing
present participle ofinfantilize
infantilize
verb[T]
usuallydisapproving(alsoinfantilise)uk/ɪnˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/us/ɪnˈfæn.tə.laɪz/totreatsomeone as if thatpersonwere achild, with theresultthat theystartbehavinglike one:
Hearguesthat givingmoneyto thepoorinfantilizes them andstopsthem fromhelpingthemselves.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- comfort blanket
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- oops-a-daisy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- toddler
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
Examplesofinfantilizing
infantilizing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Evaluation ofinfantilizingintonation and content of speech directed at the aged.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Mainstream pink ribbon culture has aspects that are deemed trivializing, silencing, andinfantilizing.
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