'anal retentive' definitions:

Definition of 'anal retentive'

(from WordNet)
adjective
A stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc. [syn: anal, anal retentive] [ant: oral]

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