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infantile

adjective

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Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfəntaɪl/

adj

Etymology: Mid-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. Pertaining to infants.

    infantile paralysis

    They and the old North London tanks at Richmond long ago were the first engines on which my infantile eyes rested, be it said with an admiration that the years have never dimmed.

  2. Childish; immature.
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