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(transitive) To regard (an adult person or animal) as a child; to infantilize..
Among the explanations for why we in Western culture, and particularly contemporary American society, neotenize our animals as we do is our need to gain a sense of control over them.
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Neotenize means (transitive) To regard (an adult person or animal) as a child; to infantilize..
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Among the explanations for why we in Western culture, and particularly contemporary American society, neotenize our animals as we do is our need to gain a sense of control over them.
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