inner childn.

Brit.

/ˌɪnə ˈtʃʌɪld/, U.S.

/ˈˌɪnər ˈˌtʃaɪld/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: inner adj., child n.

Etymology: < inner adj. + child n., perhaps after inner man at inner adj. 3.

Originally and chiefly U.S.

A person's supposed original or authentic self, esp. when regarded as damaged or repressed by childhood traumas; (also) that part of a person's personality which manifests itself in or enjoys childish activities and things. Also in extended use.

ΚΠ

1955 Chicago Sunday Tribune 13 Nov. iv. 7/2 I had unconsciously used just that method of going beyond memory and thus getting into the inner child that I once was.

1963 W. H. Missildine Your Inner Child of Past i. 14 The child you once were continues to survive inside your adult shell. ‘Thrive’ would perhaps be a better word than ‘survive’, for often this ‘inner child of the past’ is a sprawling, bawling, brawling character.

1986 J. Smith Free your Inner Child p. vii The third step is to see your inner child.

1992 Chicago Tribune 18 Dec. ii. 4/3 ‘Toys’ seems to be the work of Barry Levinson's inner child, so thoroughly does the film wallow in goo-goo infantilism.

1998 N.Y. Times 9 July b1/3 No one has to be talked into the satisfactions of the hut. It is architecture's inner child.

2001 Asda Mag. Apr. 51 Free your inner child in these practical but oh-so-cute PJs.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inner child
释义	inner childn. Brit. /ˌɪnə ˈtʃʌɪld/, U.S. /ˈˌɪnər ˈˌtʃaɪld/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: inner adj., child n. Etymology: < inner adj. + child n., perhaps after inner man at inner adj. 3. Originally and chiefly U.S. A person's supposed original or authentic self, esp. when regarded as damaged or repressed by childhood traumas; (also) that part of a person's personality which manifests itself in or enjoys childish activities and things. Also in extended use. ΚΠ 1955 Chicago Sunday Tribune 13 Nov. iv. 7/2 I had unconsciously used just that method of going beyond memory and thus getting into the inner child that I once was. 1963 W. H. Missildine Your Inner Child of Past i. 14 The child you once were continues to survive inside your adult shell. ‘Thrive’ would perhaps be a better word than ‘survive’, for often this ‘inner child of the past’ is a sprawling, bawling, brawling character. 1986 J. Smith Free your Inner Child p. vii The third step is to see your inner child. 1992 Chicago Tribune 18 Dec. ii. 4/3 ‘Toys’ seems to be the work of Barry Levinson's inner child, so thoroughly does the film wallow in goo-goo infantilism. 1998 N.Y. Times 9 July b1/3 No one has to be talked into the satisfactions of the hut. It is architecture's inner child. 2001 Asda Mag. Apr. 51 Free your inner child in these practical but oh-so-cute PJs. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1955
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