SECOND CHILDHOOD Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the phrase second childhood. (close relations)
Definition of SECOND CHILDHOOD
Best Alternative Words for SECOND CHILDHOOD
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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 |