1. treated as if childish or immature; made to behave or appear like an infant or child
Usage: often used in psychological or social contexts

Examples

• The elderly residents felt infantilized by the nursing home staff’s overly protective policies.
• She resented being infantilized by her overprotective parents even as an adult.
• The company’s micromanagement style left employees feeling infantilized and frustrated.
• Critics argued that the new regulations infantilized consumers by removing their freedom of choice.
• The teacher avoided using baby talk that would make her students feel infantilized.
• He felt infantilized when his boss insisted on checking every detail of his work.