Words Like IMPRINTING

We have put together a list of words that are similar to IMPRINTING.

2 Alternative Words Similar to imprinting

1 Acquisition Noun Synonym Words Like Acquisition

2 Learning Noun Synonym Words Like Learning

5 definitions of imprinting

1 The learning of a behavioral pattern that occurs soon after birth or hatching in certain animals, in which a long-lasting response to an individual (such as a parent) or an object is rapidly acquired; it is particularly noted in the response of certain birds to the animal they first see after hatching, usually the parent, as in ducks who will follow the adult duck they first see.

2 a learning process in early life whereby species specific patterns of behavior are established

3 A rapid learning process by which a newborn or very young animal establishes a behavior pattern of recognition and attraction to another animal of its own kind or to a substitute or an object identified as the parent.

4 Any kind of phase-sensitive learning (learning occurring at a particular age or a particular life stage) that is rapid and apparently independent of the consequences of behavior.

5 Present participle of imprint.

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