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oral stage

oral stage

7.9
The first stage of baby development when babies get pleasure from sucking or chewing
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrəl steɪdʒ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : etapa oral
  • Experts believe that conflicts during the oral stage can lead to dependency issues later in life.

Examples

  • So the initial issue that that that that comes up in this oral stage of development is, is safety.

  • During the oral stage, infants derive pleasure from sucking and chewing on various objects.

  • In psychoanalysis, the oral stage refers to the period when infants find satisfaction through their mouths.

Synonyms

oral phase
vsoral stage
  • Specialized
8.6

First stage of a baby's development when they feel pleasure from sucking and biting

is the same concept but uses a different term

How Mature

genital phase
  • Specialized
8.4
latency stage
  • Specialized
9.3
phallic stage
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9.9
anal stage
  • Specialized
8.4
oral stage
  • Specialized
7.9

Surface Forms

oral stage singular
oral stages plural

Morphology

oral + stage

The meaning is directly derivable from 'oral' (relating to the mouth) combined with 'stage' (a phase), so a learner who knows both constituents can infer it refers to a developmental phase centered on the mouth. Although it is a technical psychoanalytic term, its composition is transparent and parallels similar constructions in other languages, making it accessible to B1 learners who know the parts.

Etymology

Oral stage comes from early psychology and names the first part of a baby's life when pleasure comes from the oral ('mouth'), such as sucking, chewing and biting. That's why people use oral stage to explain how those early mouth experiences can later show up as strong habits or as being very dependent.