Word: infantilism
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
fan
ti
lism
Definition: An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
Morphemes:
Affix: infantile
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Pertaining to infants; a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
Etymology Compounds: Affix: infantilis
Language: la
Decoded: infantilis
Meaning: pertaining to an infant
Affix: -ism
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form names of conditions or syndromes
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ισμός
Language: grc
Decoded: -ismos
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Forms abstract nouns.