infantil

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īnfantilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [iɱ.fənˈtil]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.fanˈtil]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -il

Adjective

infantil m or f (masculine and feminine plural infantils)

1. (relational) child
2. immature; infantile

Derived terms

• infantilisme
• infantilitzar

Further reading

• “infantil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “infantil”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “infantil” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “infantil” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Etymology

From Latin īnfantilis.

Adjective

infantil (neuter infantilt, plural and definite singular attributive infantile)

1. infantile (childish, immature)

   Coordinate terms: barnlig, umoden

2. (medicine) infantile (pertaining to infants)

Declension

Inflection of infantil

	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	infantil	—	—2
indefinite neuter singular	infantilt	—	—2
plural	infantile	—	—2
definite attributive1	infantile	—	—

¹ When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
² The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Derived terms

• infantilitet

References

• “infantil” in Den Danske Ordbog

German

Etymology

From Latin īnfantilis.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Adjective

infantil (strong nominative masculine singular infantiler, comparative infantiler, superlative am infantilsten)

1. infantile

Declension

Positive forms of infantil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist infantil	sie ist infantil	es ist infantil	sie sind infantil
strong declension (without article)	nominative	infantiler	infantile	infantiles	infantile
	genitive	infantilen	infantiler	infantilen	infantiler
	dative	infantilem	infantiler	infantilem	infantilen
	accusative	infantilen	infantile	infantiles	infantile
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der infantile	die infantile	das infantile	die infantilen
	genitive	des infantilen	der infantilen	des infantilen	der infantilen
	dative	dem infantilen	der infantilen	dem infantilen	den infantilen
	accusative	den infantilen	die infantile	das infantile	die infantilen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein infantiler	eine infantile	ein infantiles	(keine) infantilen
	genitive	eines infantilen	einer infantilen	eines infantilen	(keiner) infantilen
	dative	einem infantilen	einer infantilen	einem infantilen	(keinen) infantilen
	accusative	einen infantilen	eine infantile	ein infantiles	(keine) infantilen

Comparative forms of infantil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist infantiler	sie ist infantiler	es ist infantiler	sie sind infantiler
strong declension (without article)	nominative	infantilerer	infantilere	infantileres	infantilere
	genitive	infantileren	infantilerer	infantileren	infantilerer
	dative	infantilerem	infantilerer	infantilerem	infantileren
	accusative	infantileren	infantilere	infantileres	infantilere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der infantilere	die infantilere	das infantilere	die infantileren
	genitive	des infantileren	der infantileren	des infantileren	der infantileren
	dative	dem infantileren	der infantileren	dem infantileren	den infantileren
	accusative	den infantileren	die infantilere	das infantilere	die infantileren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein infantilerer	eine infantilere	ein infantileres	(keine) infantileren
	genitive	eines infantileren	einer infantileren	eines infantileren	(keiner) infantileren
	dative	einem infantileren	einer infantileren	einem infantileren	(keinen) infantileren
	accusative	einen infantileren	eine infantilere	ein infantileres	(keine) infantileren

Superlative forms of infantil

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am infantilsten	sie ist am infantilsten	es ist am infantilsten	sie sind am infantilsten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	infantilster	infantilste	infantilstes	infantilste
	genitive	infantilsten	infantilster	infantilsten	infantilster
	dative	infantilstem	infantilster	infantilstem	infantilsten
	accusative	infantilsten	infantilste	infantilstes	infantilste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der infantilste	die infantilste	das infantilste	die infantilsten
	genitive	des infantilsten	der infantilsten	des infantilsten	der infantilsten
	dative	dem infantilsten	der infantilsten	dem infantilsten	den infantilsten
	accusative	den infantilsten	die infantilste	das infantilste	die infantilsten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein infantilster	eine infantilste	ein infantilstes	(keine) infantilsten
	genitive	eines infantilsten	einer infantilsten	eines infantilsten	(keiner) infantilsten
	dative	einem infantilsten	einer infantilsten	einem infantilsten	(keinen) infantilsten
	accusative	einen infantilsten	eine infantilste	ein infantilstes	(keine) infantilsten

Further reading

• “infantil” in Duden online
• “infantil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin īnfantilis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiw/ [ĩ.fɐ̃ˈt͡ʃiʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fɐ̃ˈtil/ [ĩ.fɐ̃ˈtiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fɐ̃ˈtil/ [ĩ.fɐ̃ˈtiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.fɐ̃ˈti.li/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -iw, (Portugal) -il
• Hyphenation: in‧fan‧til

Adjective

infantil m or f (plural infantis)

1. (relational) child (relating to a child, suitable for a child)
2. immature, childish (behaving immaturely)

   Synonym: imaturo

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:infantil.

Derived terms

• infantilidade
• infantilismo
• infantilizar
• infantilmente
• infantiloide
• parque infantil
• pornografia infantil

Further reading

• “infantil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “infantil”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French infantile, from Latin infantilis.

Adjective

infantil m or n (feminine singular infantilă, masculine plural infantili, feminine/neuter plural infantile)

1. infantile; immature; childish

   Synonyms: copilăros, imatur, pueril

Declension

Declension of infantil

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	infantil		infantilă		infantili	infantile
	definite	infantilul		infantila		infantilii	infantilele
genitive- dative	indefinite	infantil		infantile		infantili	infantile
	definite	infantilului		infantilei		infantililor	infantilelor

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin īnfantilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /infanˈtil/ [ĩɱ.fãn̪ˈt̪il]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -il
• Syllabification: in‧fan‧til

Adjective

infantil m or f (masculine and feminine plural infantiles)

1. childish; childlike
   • 1915, Julio Vicuña Cifuentes, Mitos y Supersticiones Recogidos de la Tradición Oral Chilena, page 52:

     [Los duendes] son pequeñitos, tienen caras infantiles y visten hábitos de tres colores distintos.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. immature

   Synonym: inmaduro

3. of, relating, or for children.
   • 2025 August 6, Deidre McPhillips, “Un gran brote de sarampión en EE.UU. se desacelera, pero el inicio del año escolar trae un nuevo riesgo de propagación”, in CNN en Español‎^[1]:

     Datos del Departamento de Salud de Wyoming muestran que el condado de Carbon tuvo una de las tasas de vacunación infantil más bajas del estado en 2023, ocupando el puesto 21 de 23 condados, con solo el 66 % de los niños pequeños habiendo recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna triple viral.

     Data from the Wyoming Department of Health show that Carbon County had one of the lowest rates of infant vaccination in the state in 2023, taking 21st place out of 23 counties, with only 66% of young children having received at least one dose of the triple viral vaccine.

Derived terms

• infantilidad
• infantilismo
• infantilizar
• infantilmente
• infantiloide
• jardín infantil
• parque infantil
• pornografía infantil

Further reading

• “infantil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Adjective

infantil

1. infantile (childish, immature)
2. (medicine) infantile (pertaining to infants)

Declension

Inflection of infantil

Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative1
common singular	infantil	infantilare	infantilast
neuter singular	infantilt	infantilare	infantilast
plural	infantila	infantilare	infantilast
masculine plural2	infantile	infantilare	infantilast
Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular3	infantile	infantilare	infantilaste
all	infantila	infantilare	infantilaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

See also

• barnslig

References

• infantil in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• infantil in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• infantil in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)