infantile en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɪnfəntaɪl/
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.
Meanings
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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.
1957 February 14, Henry Maxwell, “A Sentimental Journey”, in Railway Magazine, page 82:Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.
1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- Childish; immature.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more infantile | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most infantile | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
infantilism · early infantile autism · infantile autism · infantile paralysis · infantility · progressive infantile poliodystrophy · infantile dementia · noninfantile · infantilely · infantileness · infantilise · infantilist
Synonyms
lactifluous · infantile · infantine · immature · kiddish · puerile · babyish · milky · juvenile · childish · babish · puerile · juvenile · hissy · dootsie · bairnish
Translations (40)
it infantile (childish; immature) · gv oikanagh (pertaining to infants) · cs infantilní (childish; immature) · sk detinský (childish; immature) · bg детски (pertaining to infants) · nl kinderachtig (childish; immature) · pl dziecięcy (pertaining to infants) · sk infantilný (childish; immature) · ca infantil (pertaining to infants) · es infantil (childish; immature) · hu infantilis (childish; immature) · uk інфанти́льний (childish; immature) · he ילדותי (childish; immature) · nl infantiel (childish; immature) · it puerile (childish; immature) · pl dziecinny (childish; immature) · de albern (pertaining to infants) · es aniñado (childish; immature) · es pueril (pertaining to infants) · fr infantile (childish; immature) · sv infantil (pertaining to infants) · gv lhiannooagh (pertaining to infants) · he ילדותי (pertaining to infants) · es pueril (childish; immature) · he אינפנטילי (childish; immature) · de infantil (pertaining to infants) · pl infantylny (childish; immature) · bg детински (childish; immature) · ca infantil (childish; immature) · fr infantile (pertaining to infants) · tr çocuksu (childish; immature) · bg инфантилен (childish; immature) · de kindisch (pertaining to infants) · nl kinderlijk (childish; immature) · it infantile (pertaining to infants) · es infantil (pertaining to infants) · tr çocuksal (pertaining to infants) · sv infantil (childish; immature) · cs dětinský (childish; immature) · tr çocukça (childish; immature)