anal phase analphabetism • anal retentive · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · anal phase · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 10 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) (psychoanalysis) the second sexual and social stage of a child's development during which bowel control is learned. Synonyms: anal stage, anal phase. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · anal stage · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 h latin small letter h U+0068 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 s latin small letter s U+0073