WordNet: oral phase, oral stage

(psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting

• domain: topic analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis

• hypernym phase, stage

• part holonym babyhood, early childhood, infancy

oral phase

• (suomi) oraalinen vaihe (synonyymi)

oral stage

• (suomi) oraalivaihe (synonyymi)