imprinting
Definition of imprinting
im`print´ing
n.
1.
(Ethology, Psychology)
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
.
Related Words
acquisition
,
form
,
imprint
,
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