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Adultification 

Adultification is when groups of minority children are treated as more mature than lighter skinned children. it stems from a racial bias and negative stereotype of minority groups. This view is usually projected onto young African American girls, people thinking they don't need as much comfort, security, and love as white or lighter skinned children, and that African American girls know more about adult topics, are more mature, and know more about sex.

Adultification is seen heavily in media, African American girls and women being seen as more sassy, mature, aggressive, and/or provocative, this can also be (sadly) applied to other minority groups.
Chloe from Hey Arnold! Is an example of adultification. She uses someone just to get closer to her crush and takes advantage of the person because he has a crush on her. Along with that, she also dresses like she's 15-19. Despite all this, she is only 13 years old.
Word of the Day on December 8, 2021
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adultification 

A complaint to remember when someone says don't treat them like a kid, they don't like being treated like a kid.
He/she whined about adultification, or being treated as more adult than others, so deep down he/she must prefer to get treated like a kid, which is fine.

adultification

Adultification is a term used in psychology and sociology to describe the manner in which some children are treated by adults as being more mature than they actually are—such as when they are expected to take on age-inappropriate adult roles and responsibilities as children, and when they are taken to be as culpable as adults for any crime or wrongdoing.
In the United States, adultification is often used to refer to a form of racial bias, whereby black American children are assumed to be more culpable, and punished more harshly than white children, for the same offences done at the same age.
adultification by Emotional Cruiser October 21, 2025

Altification 

The joy of having ones virginity so intact that you have more than one character in a guild of your own creation to help you in any of the online multi-player games. Chiefly Everquest.
Hey there goes Bob and his new army of toons in that guild he created.

What guild is that?

Altification.
Altification by Sgtballz July 10, 2012

admitification 

The viability of a candidate for admittance into an elite group, and concordantly the process by which they are admitted.
i.e. We need to assess the admitification of our Program Consultants
admitification by airdog August 7, 2015

adoptification 

wife: did you adopt the baby
husband:you mean adoptification hunny?
wife:what
husband : see this is why i slept with your sister
adoptification by anonymous November 17, 2021

Auntification 

/äntˈəfəˈkāSHən/

Auntification is the act of making something more comforting and beloved. Specifically, Auntification is often used to refer to an Twitch streamer named AlcoholicAunt where the chat and fanbase themselves finds the streamer's presence peaceful but entertaining (as with a wine aunt friend).

Auntification is a noun form of the verb Auntify, a variation of the term Yassify.
Often the streamer, known colloquially known as Yart, loops people into games through Auntification.

I've been really into Valorant ever since Yart Auntified it
Auntification by Mc'Dangle July 10, 2024
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