Pickiness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Pickiness is a noun meaning picky behaviour.
Meaning
picky behaviour.
More Meanings
- The quality of being picky.
Example Sentences
Between 6 and 12 months, babies are more open to new foods — and new experiences — than they will be later on as toddlers, when a certain amount of “neophobia” or “new means no” is developmentally normal, Ms. Lipner said. “Normal kids transition through a normal pickiness phase,” around 18 months, she said, when “they’re also learning autonomy and control.”
Word Forms
- pickyness
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include choosiness, nitpickiness, finickiness, particularity, pettiness, fastidiousness.
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