infantilism
/ɪnˈfæntɪlɪzm/noun
infantilism is spelled I-N-F-A-N-T-I-L-I-S-M: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, infantilism means “An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of infantilism is infantilisms.
How many letters and syllables are in infantilism?
| Letters | 11: I-N-F-A-N-T-I-L-I-S-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is infantilism?
Infantilism appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce infantilism?
- UK /ɪnˈfæntɪlɪzm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of infantilism
- infantilisms plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infantilism mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
- 2
An appearance like (that of) an infant.
A craniopharyngioma may produce infantilism.
- 3
A paraphilia based on acting like a baby or toddler, sometimes involving being diapered.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infantilism in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense emotional dependency:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Infantilismus |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does infantilism come from?
From infantile + -ism.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).