English Explanatory Dictionary

infantile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to infants.
  2. Childish; immature.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪnfəntaɪl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-infantile.wav

Word forms

infantile more infantile most infantile

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.

Synonyms

juvenile puerile babish babyish bairnish childish dootsie hissy lactifluous infantile infantine immature kiddish milky

Derived words

early infantile autism infantile autism infantile dementia infantilely infantileness infantile paralysis infantilise infantilism infantilist infantility noninfantile progressive infantile poliodystrophy
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