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inner children

inner children is the plural of inner child.

Meaning of inner child

Noun

inner child (plural inner children)

  1. The childlike aspect of a person's psyche, typically, the personality and the memories of one's childhood, especially in the context of coexisting with, and being suppressed by, an adult aspect of the person.
    • As I encouraged him to stay with that pain, he fell deeply into the reality of the inner child. The need in this inner child for love was very real indeed. He loved this inner child with all his heart.1993, Barbara Ann Brennan, Light Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing, Bantam Books, page 135

Questions about inner children

What is inner children the plural of?
Inner children is the plural of inner child.

Words near inner children in the dictionary

  1. inner cabinet
  2. inner cabinets
  3. inner cell mass
  4. inner cell masses
  5. inner child
  6. inner children
  7. inner chimp
  8. inner chimps
  9. inner circle
  10. inner circles
  11. inner cities

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