adultize en · VERB
Etymology
From adult + -ize.
Meanings
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(transitive) To raise (a child) in such a way that it adopts adult behaviors earlier than is usual.
Talk with them in an adult manner, but do not "adultize" them. Do not expect them to be miniature adults.
1986, Joanne Rand Whitmore, Intellectual Giftedness in Young Children: Recognition and Development, page 86:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| adultized | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adultized | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| adultizing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| adultise | alternative | lexicographic | |
| adultizes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
pt adultizar (to raise a child such that he adopts adult behaviors earlier) · fi aikuistaa (to raise a child such that he adopts adult behaviors earlier) · cmn 成人化 (to raise a child such that he adopts adult behaviors earlier)