infantile
English
editEtymology
editMid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), equivalent to infant + -ile, from īnfāns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.[1]
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editinfantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)
- Pertaining to infants.
- infantile paralysis
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- 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: juvenile, puerile; see also Thesaurus:childish
Derived terms
editTranslations
editpertaining to infants
childish; immature
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References
edit- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “infantile”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editinfantile (plural infantiles)
Derived terms
editSee also
editFurther reading
edit- “infantile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom Latin īnfantilis.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editinfantile (plural infantili)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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editSwedish
editAdjective
editinfantile
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