infantilism
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It’s a childish move, but in keeping with the infantilism that still shapes the brothers’ uneasy relationship and their awkwardness with outsiders, particularly women.
From New York Times ● Nov. 30, 2021
On the other hand, the urgency, almost the desperation, to return feels like a microcosm of our national infantilism when faced with the need for self-discipline and deferred or denied gratification.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 24, 2020
Not even Tolkien’s vast philological scholarship, his deep knowledge of mythology, and his world-building skills could impress what Moorcock and company saw as a troublesome infantilism inherent in Tolkien’s work.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 31, 2014
Even my son’s embarrassed by the infantilism of my tastes, but there’s some good stuff out there now.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 25, 2014
In either case there is also an infantilism, a retention of the infantile mental traits, a lack of development of the adult mental attitudes and reactions.
From The Glands Regulating Personality by Louis Berman M.D.
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