biting stage

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biting stage

The second stage of the oral phase of psychosexual development, from approximately 8 to 18 months of age, during which a child may express hostility by biting, spitting, or chewing on objects.

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Kate Winslet, Jodie Foster, right, Christoph Waltz and John C Reilly star in the film version of Yasmina Reza''s biting stage comedy CARNAGE...