stim
v.— «Mom’s 24 and also has a 5-year-old? Has she had any sort of counseling as to what it means to have a Down syndrome child? It’s crucial that she start now with what we call infant stim. We can teach her how to do it.» —“In 24-hour bustle, love is the constant” by Katy Kelly USA Today Dec. 20, 1996. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
Rowan in Ottawa, Ontario, says her Irish mom used a puzzling word to indicate a sort of restless discontent not caused by anything in particular. It may be neamhchinnte, which means “uncertain” or “indecisive.” This is part...