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second childhood
noun
The period or state of cognitive decline of an elderly person, characterized by childlike judgment and behavior.
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9. "Second Childhood," by Fanny Howe.
"Second Childhood," by Fanny Howe.
It can feel like a second childhood.
"I'm reliving my second childhood, and it sure is fun".
Perhaps as one advances into second childhood one recovers something of first childhood's appetite for treats.
Nothing will be gained by offering Mr. Bush even a metaphorical second childhood.
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This is my first childhood memory of Africa.
Her first childhood home is now a tiny museum.
Reeves definitely left a deep imprint on my first childhood.
A first-rate "Nutcracker," however, brings you back into first childhood.
Vargas Llosa has said that his first childhood compositions were continuations of things he had read.
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