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second childhood
noun[ S ]
uk /ˌsek.ənd ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/ us /ˌsek.ənd ˈtʃaɪld.hʊd/
a situation in which someone starts to behave like a child, especially because of mental weakness caused by old age: （尤因年老智力衰退造成的）第二童年期
Her grandfather's in his second childhood and talks nonsense most of the time.她祖父年老昏聩，大多数时候总是不知所云。
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