infantilism
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Others might speculate on this, but only I can truly channel Trump, since only I possess the requisite degree of infantilism:
From Washington Post ● Jan. 27, 2021
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 can’t understand the appeal of a book based on arrested growth, permanent infantilism; most kids want to grow up, not to be mothered for the rest of their lives.
From Time ● May 9, 2012
Not seldom there is an elder child too, white and weak and fretful, and the subject of "infantilism"; growth stunted, development arrested.
From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella
