infantilism

noun

in·fan·til·ism | \ ˈin-fən-ˌtī-ˌli-zəm

, -tə-ˌli-; in-ˈfan-tə-ˌli-\

Definition of infantilism

1 : retention of childish physical, mental, or emotional qualities in adult life especially : failure to attain sexual maturity

2 : an act or expression that indicates lack of maturity

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From a super crushing a man’s skull as she orgasms to another super’s paraphilic infantilism fetish, Kripke uses extreme moments to build the story. — Shana O'neil, The Verge, "The Boys is a bloody manic mayhem dream show," 24 July 2019 Contemporary cinematographic literature is the result of progressive infantilism of content and the narrowing of perspective. — Isabel Coixet, Harper's BAZAAR, "This Female Director is Sick of Reading Scripts About "Young, Sexy Women"," 28 June 2016

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infantilism

noun

in·fan·til·ism | \ ˈin-fən-ˌtīl-ˌiz-əm

, -tə-ˌliz-; in-ˈfan-tᵊl-ˌiz-

: retention of childish physical, mental, or emotional qualities in adult life especially : failure to attain sexual maturity