Definitions for oral stage
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Princeton's WordNet
oral stage, oral phase(noun)
(psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant's development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Oral Stage
The earliest of the stages of infantile psychosexual development, lasting from birth to 12 months or longer.
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