different between dependency vs infantilism

English

Etymology

dependent +? -cy

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d??p?nd?nsi/

Noun

dependency (countable and uncountable, plural dependencies)

1. A state of dependence; a refusal to exercise initiative.

2. Something dependent on, or subordinate to, something else:

3. A colony, or a territory subject to rule by an external power.

   Synonyms: colony, protectorate, province, dominion
4. A dependence on a habit-forming substance such as a drug or alcohol.

   Synonym: addiction

5. (computing) Reliance on the functionality provided by some other, external component.

6. (computing) An external component whose functionality is relied on.

Derived terms

• Ross Dependency

Related terms

• dependee, depender
• dependence

Translations

English

Etymology

infantile +? -ism

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n?fænt?l?zm/

Noun

infantilism (usually uncountable, plural infantilisms)

1. An emotional dependency on being treated as an infant.
2. (sexuality) A sexual dependency on the sight or feeling of diapers, or being diapered.

Related terms

• infantilist

Translations

References

• infantilism at OneLook Dictionary Search

Romanian

Etymology

From French infantilisme

Noun

infantilism n (uncountable)

1. infantilism

Declension