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adultism en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin adolēscō Latin adultuslbor. French adultebor. English adult Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English adultism From adult + -ism.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A predisposition towards adults (or a bias against children or other younger people).

Translations (2)

pt adultismo (predisposition towards adults) · pl adultyzm (predisposition towards adults)