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inner child

noun

Definition of inner child

: the childlike usually hidden part of a person's personality that is characterized by playfulness, spontaneity, and creativity usually accompanied by anger, hurt, and fear attributable to childhood experiences

First Known Use of inner child

1955, in the meaning defined above

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