Added 8 October 2026
imago
/ɪˈmeɪɡəʊ/ noun
Latin root: imāgō Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about imago at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood.
- An adult insect produced after metamorphosis.
Origin
From Latin imāgō. Doublet of image. Compare typologically a Russian term for coordinate larva: личи́нка (ličínka) (akin to лик (lik)).
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