infantilization

infantilization
The act or process of infantilizing, or treating a non-infant as an infant

Nursing homes lead to an infantilization of the elderly.


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  • infantilization — noun see infantilize …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • infantilization — in·fan·ti·li·za·tion …   English syllables

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