childism

English

noun
Definitions
  • Responding to children's particular lived experiences
  • Empowering children as an oppressed group
  • Prejudice and/or discrimination against the young.
  • (countable) A child-like insight or behavior made by an adult

Etymology

Suffix from English child.

Origin

English

child

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