Definition of "infantilising" [infantilising]

• Present participle of infantilise. (verb)

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• "Constant ID checks in supermarkets and off-licences are "infantilising" young adults and confusing shoppers about legal age limits, a report by a civil liberties group claims today."
• "Enter Dr Aric Sigman (BBC News: Online networking harms health) who believes that "websites such as Facebook set out to enrich social lives, but end up keeping people apart" and Baroness Susan Greenfield who claims that "social network sites risk infantilising the mid-21st century mind, leaving it characterised by short attention spans, sensationalism, inability to empathise and a shaky sense of identity" (Guardian: Facebook and Bebo risk 'infantilising' the human mind)."
• "Baroness Greenfield, a neuroscientist and the director of the Royal Institution, said sites like Facebook, Twitter and Bebo risked "infantilising" the minds of users, creating a generation of children who demand instant gratification."