childism

noun4

1. •
   Prejudice and/or discrimination against the young.
2. •
   Responding to children's particular lived experiences

   • If nothing else, a project in childism would ask those who study ethics to reflect on whether they are considering the challenge of childhood. — 2012
3. •
   Empowering children as an oppressed group
4. •
   A child-like insight or behavior made by an adult

   • . Some of these childisms are: (1) “Thimble-drinker … He lived in a cara-van. Dum dum.” All of these childisms originate in childhood incidents ... — 2017