age regression

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Noun

1. A [[mental]] [[reversion]] to a [[younger]] [[age]]; used in [[therapy]], as a [[coping mechanism]], in [[roleplay]] or as a [[manifestation]] of a [[psychiatric]] [[issue]].
2. {{lb|en|fiction}} The [[physical]] reversion to a younger age, sometimes [[spontaneous]]ly and non-consensually.

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