ANACLITIC


Meaning of ANACLITIC in English

|anə|klid.ik adjective

Etymology: Greek anaklitos for reclining (from anaklinein to lean upon, from ana- + klinein to lean) + English -ic — more at lean

: characterized by dependence

a. : characterized by dependence of libido on a nonsexual instinct (such as the hunger drive)

b. : of, relating to, or characterized by the direction of libido toward a pregenital love object (as the mother)

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