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infantile
[ in-fuhn-tahyl, -til ]
adjective
- characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish:
infantile behavior.
Synonyms: , ,
Antonyms: ,
infantile diseases.
- Physical Geography. youthful ( def 5 ).
infantile
/ ˈɪnfənˌtaɪl; ˌɪnfənˈtɪlɪtɪ /
adjective
- like a child in action or behaviour; childishly immature; puerile
- of, relating to, or characteristic of infants or infancy
- in an early stage of development
Derived Forms
- infantility, noun
Other Word Forms
- ·ڲ·پ··ٲ [in-f, uh, n-, til, -i-tee], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of infantile1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But lately, more disturbing procedures are on the rise - chasing an unrealistic, hyper-feminine, almost infantile ideal.
As O’Toole also observes, Trump’s anti-European animus has a potent psychosexual subtext, simultaneously rooted in right-wing American macho posturing and his own infantile sense of narcissistic injury.
“It was offensive and infantile, especially as the moms were all trying to figure out childcare during summer break.”
Even as their infantile, often disgusting antics become tedious, the film’s tone shifts from daft to tenderly melancholic as signs of human encroachment on their habitat multiply.
Sometimes, it's sort of the weird maternal, infantile and sexual all combined all at once, like when she's singing “Santa Baby.”
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