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Spockism

Spockism noun: the permissive parenting style popularized by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock.

Noun

Spockism (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, sometimes) The permissive parenting style popularized by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock.
    Synonyms:
    Spockery

Synonyms of Spockism

Origin of Spockism

From Spock + -ism.

Questions about Spockism

What does Spockism mean?
Spockism means the permissive parenting style popularized by American pediatrician Benjamin Spock.
What part of speech is Spockism?
Spockism is a noun.

Words near Spockism in the dictionary

  1. Spocked
  2. Spockery
  3. Spockian
  4. Spocking
  5. Spockish
  6. Spockism
  7. Spocks
  8. spod
  9. spodded
  10. Spodden
  11. spodding

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