be in second childhood
1Second childhood — Childhood Child hood (ch[imac]ld h[oo^]d), n. [AS. cildh[=a]d; cild child + h[=a]d. See {Child}, and { hood}.] 1. The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty. [1913 Webster] I… …
2second childhood — n [U] someone who is in their second childhood is old, and their mental abilities are greatly reduced …
3second childhood — n. senility; dotage …
4Second Childhood (film) — Infobox Film name = Second Childhood image size = caption = director = Gus Meins producer = Hal Roach writer = narrator = starring = music = cinematography = Francis Corby editing = Louis McManus distributor = MGM released = 11 April, 1936… …
5Second Childhood — Infobox Album Name = Second Childhood Type = Studio album Longtype = Artist = Phoebe Snow Released = January 1976 Recorded = Genre = Soft Rock Length = 40:24 Label = Columbia Producer = Phil Ramone Reviews = Allmusic Rating|3|5… …
6second childhood — noun a) The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior. King David being in his childhood, an old man, in his second childhood, for all old men are twice children, as the proverb is …
7second childhood — N SING If you say that an old person is in their second childhood, you mean that their mind is becoming weaker and that their behaviour is similar to that of a young child. ...his rapid descent into a second childhood …
8second childhood — {n. phr.} Senility; dotage. * / Grandpa is in his second childhood; we must make allowances for him at the dinner table, my mother said, as Grandpa dropped food all over the place./ …
9second childhood — {n. phr.} Senility; dotage. * / Grandpa is in his second childhood; we must make allowances for him at the dinner table, my mother said, as Grandpa dropped food all over the place./ …
10second\ childhood — n. phr. Senility; dotage. Grandpa is in his second childhood; we must make allowances for him at the dinner table, my mother said, as Grandpa dropped food all over the place …
