babifyとは 意味・読み方・使い方

動詞

babify (三人称単数 現在形 babifies, 現在分詞 babifying, 過去形および過去分詞形 babified)

1. To encourage another to behave like a baby; to infantilize.
   • 2000, David Kowalewski, Deep Power: The Political Ecology of Wilderness and Civilization, ISBN 1560727691, page 21:

     Civilizational elites infantilize nonelites to keep them powerless. By letting elites babify us, we lose power.

   • 2006, Mary-Elaine Jacobsen, chapter 3, in The Brat Stops Here!: 5 Weeks (または Less) to No More Tantrums, Arguing, Or Bad Behavior, ISBN 0312342799, page 61:

     If you continue to indulge you child, babify him, or take away the consequences for her irresponsible behavior, you can rest assured that in the long run you will not produce a respectful, dependable adult.