| 1. | the final stage of psychosexual development, in which a person achieves an affectionate, mature relationship with a sexual partner. |
| 2. | the childhood stage between 2 1/2 and 7, marked by increased sexual and genital interest. |
genital phase n.
In psychoanalytic theory, the final stage of psychosexual development, reached in puberty, when erotic interest and activity are focused on a sexual partner.