infantilize
verb [ T ] usually disapproving (also infantilise) uk/ɪnˈfæn.tɪ.laɪz/ us/ɪnˈfæn.tə.laɪz/
将…当作小孩对待
to treat someone as if that person were a child, with the result that they start behaving like one
He argues that giving money to the poor infantilizes them and stops them from helping themselves. 他争辩道给穷人钱是把他们当小孩来对待，这种做法让他们无法自助。