infantile
English
Etymology
Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin infantilis "pertaining to an infant," from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin infans. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.[1]
Adjective
infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)
- Pertaining to infants.
- infantile paralysis
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess[2]:
- Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.
- Childish; immature.
Synonyms
- (childish): puerile
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to infants
childish; immature
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French
Adjective
infantile (plural infantiles)
Derived terms
Italian
Adjective
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Synonyms
- (childish): puerile
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Swedish
Adjective
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