infantile

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English

Etymology

Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), from īnfāns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.

Pronunciation

Adjective

infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)

  1. Pertaining to infants.
    infantile paralysis
  2. Childish; immature.
    Synonyms: juvenile, puerile; see also Thesaurus:childish

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “infantile”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fɑ̃.til/
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Adjective

infantile (plural infantiles)

  1. infantile

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin īnfantilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.fanˈti.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: in‧fan‧tì‧le

Adjective

infantile (plural infantili)

  1. infantile (relating to children or babies)
  2. infantile puerile, childish, babyish
    Synonym: puerile

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Further reading

  • infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Swedish

Adjective

infantile

  1. definite natural masculine singular of infantil
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