phallic

ˈfælɪk

Definition

Definition of phallic - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

medicalrelating to or resembling a penis

The sculpture had a distinctly phallic shape.

masculine

potent

virile

symbolismsymbolic of male potency

Ancient rituals often involved phallic symbols to celebrate fertility..

masculine

potent

virile

psychology

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relating to a stage of psychosexual development

TECH.

The theory discusses the phallic stage in children.

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Expressions with phallic

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phallic phase

stage when kids notice gender differences

During the phallic phase, children become curious about gender differences.

phallic stage

third stage in child's psychosexual development focusing on genitals

During the phallic stage, children become curious about their bodies.

Origin of phallic

Greek, phallos (penis)

Examples of phallic in a sentence

Some plants have phallic structures for reproduction.
The sculpture had a distinct phallic shape.
Phallic imagery was prevalent in the ancient temple.
Freud placed the phallic stage before latency.
The textbook explains conflicts during the phallic stage.

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French:phallique, ...
German:phallisch, phalisch, ...
Italian:fallico, priapico, ...
Spanish:fálico, de falo, ...
Portuguese:fálico, ...
Chinese:阳具的, 象征男性力量的, ...
Japanese:陰茎を模した, 男根象徴的な, ...
Arabic:قَضِيبِيّ, ذكري, ...
Hebrew:פָּאלִי, סֵמֶל זָכָר, ...
Russian:фаллический, фаллический символ, ...
Ukrainian:фалічний, символ чоловічої сили, ...
Hindi:लिंगाकार, लिंग प्रतीकात्मक, ...
Bengali:লিঙ্গ-সদৃশ, পুরুষত্বের প্রতীক, ...
Catalan:fàl.lic, de potència masculina, ...
Czech:falický, phallický, ...
Danish:fallisk, symbol på mandlig styrke, ...
Dutch:fallisch, mannelijke potentie symboliserend, ...
Greek:φαλλικός, σύμβολο ανδρικής δύναμης, ...
Hungarian:fallikus, hímvesszőt idéző, ...
Khmer:ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹង ឬមានរាងដូចលិង្គបុរស, តំណាងឱ្យអានុភាពបុរស, ...
Korean:음경의, 남성 상징의, ...
Persian:آلت‌مانند, نماد مردانگی, ...
Polish:falliczny, ...
Portuguese (BR):fálico, ...
Romanian:falic, simbol al potenței masculine, ...
Swedish:fallisk, fallossymbol, ...
Thai:คล้ายอวัยวะเพศชาย, สัญลักษณ์แห่งความเป็นชาย, ...
Turkish:fallik, ...
Vietnamese:giống dương vật, biểu tượng nam tính, ...

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