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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。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases The elderly advanced advancing age aged ageism gaffer geriatrician geriatrics gerontological gerontologist gerontology golden oldie infirmity old people's home old-timer oldie pension fund pensioner the gray dollar the grey market
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