imago

Definition of Imago in English :

1. imago

(psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood

2. imago

an adult insect produced after metamorphosis

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Imago

nounWord forms: plural imagoes or imagines (ɪˈmædʒəˌniːz )

1.

an adult sexually mature insect produced after metamorphosis

2. psychoanalysis

an idealized image of another person, usually a parent, acquired in childhood and carried in the unconscious in later life

nounWord forms: plural iˈmagoes, iˈmagos, iˈmagiˌnes (ɪˈmædʒɪˌniz ; imajˈinēzˌ)

1.

an insect in its final, adult, reproductive stage, generally having wings

2. Psychoanalysis

image

n. pl. i·ma·goes or i·ma·gi·nes (-gə-nēz′)

1. An insect in its sexually mature adult stage after metamorphosis.

2. Psychology An often idealized image of a person, usually a parent, formed in childhood and persisting unconsciously into adulthood.