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Definition of Oral stage
1. Noun. (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.
Exact synonyms: Oral Phase
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Group relationships: Babyhood, Early Childhood, Infancy
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage
Category relationships: Analysis, Depth Psychology, Psychoanalysis
Group relationships: Babyhood, Early Childhood, Infancy
Generic synonyms: Phase, Stage
Medical Definition of Oral stage
1. The earliest of the stages of infantile psychosexual development, lasting from birth to 12 months or longer. (12 Dec 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oral Stage
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