English noun: phallic phase | |||
1. | phallic phase (time) (psychoanalysis) the third stage in a child's development when awareness of and manipulation of the genitals is supposed to be a primary source of pleasure | ||
Synonyms | phallic stage | ||
Broader (hypernym) | phase, stage | ||
Part meronym | childhood | ||
Domain category | analysis, depth psychology, psychoanalysis | ||