infantilism

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One East London park, he notes, has now become the “site of elective infantilism: mature adults on psychedelic skateboards bopping to earworm infills.”

From Washington Post • Jan. 17, 2018

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

“I Dream of Jeannie” is certainly far more anachronistic, yet its infantilism is somehow invincible, imperturbable, timeless.

From New York Times • Jun. 3, 2011

Rickets, mucous disease, lienteric diarrhoea, infantilism, prolapse of the rectum, and infection with thread-worms are common complications.

From The Nervous Child by Cameron, Hector Charles