Word: imprinting
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: im
pri
nting
Definition: Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.
Morphemes:
Affix: imprint
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: imprimere
Language: la
Decoded: imprimere
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I press, impress
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form gerunds, a type of verbal nouns, from verbs.