phallic

adjective phal·lic \ˈfa-lik\

: of, relating to, or resembling a penis

Full Definition of PHALLIC

: of or relating to phallicism <a phallic cult>

: of, relating to, or resembling a phallus

: relating to or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory that follows the anal stage and during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs

— phal·li·cal·ly \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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First Known Use of PHALLIC

1704

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with PHALLIC

Gaelic, Gallic, malic, salic

Medical Dictionary

phallic

adjective phal·lic \ˈfal-ik\

Medical Definition of PHALLIC

: of, relating to, or resembling a penis

: of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory following the anal stage and during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs—compare anal 2, genital 3, oral 3