infantile
English Edit
Etymology Edit
Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), from īnfāns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.[1]
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)
- Pertaining to infants.
- infantile paralysis
- 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess[1]:
- 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 Edit
- (childish): puerile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish
Derived terms Edit
Translations Edit
pertaining to infants
childish; immature
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References Edit
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “infantile”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
French Edit
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
infantile (plural infantiles)
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See also Edit
Further reading Edit
- “infantile”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Italian Edit
Etymology Edit
From Latin īnfantilis.
Pronunciation Edit
Adjective Edit
infantile (plural infantili)
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Further reading Edit
- infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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Swedish Edit
Adjective Edit
infantile