puéril

See also: pueril

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin puerīlis, from puer (“boy, child”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɥe.ʁil/

Adjective

puéril (feminine puérile, masculine plural puérils, feminine plural puériles)

1. (dated or literary) childlike
2. (derogatory) puerile, childish, immature

   Synonyms: immature, gamin

Derived terms

• puérilement
• puérilité

Related terms

• puériculteur
• puériculture

See also

• enfantin

Further reading

• “puéril”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• pliure