oral stage

Other forms: oral stages

Definitions 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
    synonyms: oral phase
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    type of:
    phase, stage
    any distinct time period in a sequence of events
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