anaclitic
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.an·a·clit·ic
adjective \ˌa-nə-ˈkli-tik\Definition of ANACLITIC
: of, relating to, or characterized by the direction of love toward an object (as the mother) that satisfies nonsexual needs (as hunger)
Origin of ANACLITIC
Greek anaklitos, verbal of anaklinein to lean upon, from ana- + klinein to lean — more at lean
First Known Use: 1922
Rhymes with ANACLITIC
ammonitic, analytic, anchoritic, anthracitic, catalytic, cenobitic, coprolitic, diacritic, dialytic, doleritic, dolomitic, dynamitic, eremitic, granulitic, higher critic, hypercritic, laryngitic, paralytic, parasitic, sodomitic, stalactitic, stalagmitic, sybaritic, syphilitic, thallophytic, thrombolytic, troglodytic, Ugaritic
an·a·clit·ic
adjective \an-ə-ˈklit-ik\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of ANACLITIC
: of, relating to, or characterized by the direction of love toward an object (as the mother) that satisfies nonsexual needs (as hunger)
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