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Additionally, some dogs, particularly breeds with extreme infantile traits (such as pugs and French bulldogs), may appear as helpless, harmless, and innocent as small children.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025 -
For a long time, infantile amnesia was thought to be tied to an inability to make memories in infancy.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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There are childish elements – cartoony comic-relief kids, a cute ball-robot called Haro who’d become Gundam’s enduring mascot.—
Kambole Campbell,
IndieWire,
21 Aug. 2025
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Somewhere between building sandcastles as children and assuming adult responsibilities, the impulse to play is often labeled as childish.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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His adolescent daughter Louise was standing beneath a big top in a rural French town preparing to enter the center ring.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Aug. 2025
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Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
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Specifically, the complaint alleges that young TikTok users, those ages 13 to 17, may isolate themselves from their peers while on the app, or compare themselves too much to others, which may lead to self-confidence issues.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Being able to stay calm in certain scenarios is a valuable lesson learned at a very young age.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
21 Aug. 2025
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The two worked together before entering city government on projects surrounding the juvenile justice system and youth incarceration.—
Drake Bentley,
jsonline.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The arrest of a 13-year-old boy in connection with a series of armed carjackings and robberies across Baltimore has sparked a debate on juvenile crime and the effectiveness of the Department of Juvenile Services.—
Keith Daniels,
Baltimore Sun,
16 Aug. 2025
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The three childlike siblings, who all wear thick black-rimmed Coke-bottled glasses and often speak in cartoonish unison, were previously a cost-saving embarrassment for the Chiefs, but their penchant for brawling and immature antics quickly garner the team popularity as ruthless heels.—
Vikram Murthi,
IndieWire,
19 Aug. 2025
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Plus, Wendy and the hybrids are all children placed into adult robot bodies, resulting in adult actors acting like immature children, which can get grating.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Infantilized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantilized. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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