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oral stage

DEFINITIONS OF: oral stage

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n (psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting

Synonyms:
oral phase
Type of:
phase, stage
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
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