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inner child

American  

  1. the childlike aspect of a person's psyche, especially when viewed as an independent entity.

    healing your inner child through psychotherapy.
inner child British  

noun

  1. psychol the part of the psyche believed to retain feelings as they were experienced in childhood

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Times story “Awaken your inner child at this welcoming collage club for adults” and I would love to know about similar activities.

From Los Angeles Times

“It actually was letting go of all of those technical things that I’ve learned and letting that inner child come out,” Worden says.

From Los Angeles Times

Trying to put the decision in context, he described everyone's inner child as wanting to be loved, and said: "Cutting off a parent is getting rid of that chance of being loved."

From BBC

Chainey said he tried to portray them as "the inner child locked away in all of us", drawn to mud, mischief and the thrill of breaking rules.

From BBC

Still, I ordered one — I didn’t want to put a dimmer on his inner child indulgence.

From Los Angeles Times

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