infantilize

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To reduce (a person) to the state or status of an infant
To treat (a person) like a child
to reduce someone to the state or status of an infant
{f} treat as a child, treat a person as a baby; stay like a young kid; keep a person in an childish state (also infantilise)
to treat someone as if they were a child
infantilization
The act or process of infantilizing, or treating a non-infant as an infant

Nursing homes lead to an infantilization of the elderly.