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noun
The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: juvenility
noun
That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
a property characteristic of a child
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: childishness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: youngness
noun
the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: childhood
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: immaturity, immatureness
History
From Middle English puerilite, from Middle French puérilité and its etymon Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”). By surface analysis, puerile + -ity.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
