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adultification

adultification noun: the treatment of a non-adult as an adult.

Noun

adultification (uncountable)

  1. The treatment of a non-adult as an adult.
    Antonyms:
    infantilization

Antonyms of adultification

Origin of adultification

From adult + -ification.

Words formed from adultification

Questions about adultification

What does adultification mean?
Adultification means the treatment of a non-adult as an adult.
What part of speech is adultification?
Adultification is a noun.

Words near adultification in the dictionary

  1. adulticided
  2. adulticides
  3. adulticiding
  4. adultier
  5. adultiest
  6. adultification
  7. adultified
  8. adultifies
  9. adultiform
  10. adultify
  11. adultifying

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