second childhood

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.

   “King David being in his childhood, an old man, in his second childhood, for all old men are twice children, as the proverb is, Senex bis puer.”

2. isim A childlike state in any adult, resulting from mental illness, trauma, or other conditions.

   “But take care of yourself; a man's second childhood begins when a woman gets hold of him.”