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separation anxiety
noun
: a feeling of strong fear and anxiety that is experienced by a young child when the child is separated from a parent
Full Definition of SEPARATION ANXIETY
: a form of anxiety experienced by a young child and caused by separation from a significant nurturant figure and typically a parent or from familiar surroundings
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First Known Use of SEPARATION ANXIETY
1943
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separation anxiety
noun
Medical Definition of SEPARATION ANXIETY
: a form of anxiety that is caused by separation from a significant nurturant figure and typically a parent or from familiar surroundings and that has an onset during childhood or sometimes adolescence
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