anaclitic

an·a·clit·ic

(an'ă-klit'ik),

Leaning or depending upon; in psychoanalysis, relating to the dependence of the infant on the mother or mother substitute. See: anaclitic depression.

[G. ana, toward, + klinō, to lean]

anaclitic

adjective In mental health, referring to the dependence of an infant on the mother or surrogate for a sense of well-being, which is normal in childhood but pathological if maintained in later years.

an·a·clit·ic

(an'ă-klit'ik)

Leaning or depending on; in psychoanalysis, relating to the dependence of the infant on the mother or mother substitute.
See: anaclitic depression

[G. ana, toward, + klinō, to lean]