Definitions
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- noun   A prejudice and/ordiscrimination against theyoung .
- noun   A systemic condition that promotesstereotypes of the young.
Etymologies
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child + -ism
			
		
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Examples
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								"I won't have raw seal," said Tumbler, in that tone of petulant resolve which tells of spoilt-childism. 
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