treat like a child

VERB

patronize

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deign snub

STRONG

favor indulge stoop

WEAK

be gracious to be lofty be overbearing look down on pat on the back talk down to toss a few crumbs treat as inferior treat badly

Antonyms

STRONG

hurt

WEAK

antagonize be humble be modest contend ignore oppose use competition

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treat like a child

Elisabeth looked forward to the treat like a child; for she was by nature extremely fond of pleasure, and by circumstance little accustomed to it.

From The Farringdons by Fowler, Ellen Thorneycroft

treat like a child

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