Associations to the word «Imago»

Wiktionary

IMAGO, noun. The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.
IMAGO, noun. An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unaltered in adult life.

Dictionary definition

IMAGO, noun. (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
IMAGO, noun. An adult insect produced after metamorphosis.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats