Associations to the word «Infantilism»

Wiktionary

INFANTILISM, noun. An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
INFANTILISM, noun. A sexual dependency on the sight or feeling of diapers, or being diapered.

Dictionary definition

INFANTILISM, noun. An abnormal condition in which an older child or adult retains infantile characteristics.
INFANTILISM, noun. Infantile behavior in mature persons.

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis