The process of becoming or remaining fetal in character; developmental retardation where juvenile features persist.
From 'foetal' + '-ization' (the process of becoming). This suffix combines Latin '-izare' with '-tion,' creating nouns that describe processes or transformations.
Foetalization explains why humans take so long to grow up compared to other animals—our brains are actually 'fetal-like' for longer, which lets our brains develop more complexity before we need to be independent.
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