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adjective
- 1. of or occurring among babies or very young children: "infantile colic"
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INFANTILE definition: 1. typical of a child and therefore unsuitable for an adult: 2. affecting babies or very young…. Learn more.
1. : of or relating to infants or infancy. 2. : suitable to or characteristic of an infant. especially : very immature. infantile humor. infantility. ˌin-fən-ˈti-lə-tē. noun. Synonyms. adolescent. babyish. childish. immature. jejune. juvenile. kiddish. puerile. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of infantile in a Sentence.
Definition of 'infantile' Word Frequency. infantile. (ɪnfəntaɪl ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Infantile behaviour or illnesses are typical of very young children. [formal] ...infantile aggression. ...children with infantile eczema. 2. adjective. If you accuse someone or something of being infantile, you think that they are foolish and childish.
Infantile means immature or childish. Thumb-sucking and temper tantrums are examples of infantile behavior. Doctors use the word infantile just like you'd expect: to describe things having to do with infants or babies.
affecting babies or very young children: infantile diseases. infantile colic. infantile eczema. Fewer examples. He began to giggle in an infantile way. She thought it would be infantile to carry on the pretence. I find his threats infantile and stupid. There were only 242 cases of infantile AIDS last year, down 73 percent from last year.
Infantile definition: characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish. See examples of INFANTILE used in a sentence.
Definition of infantile adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define infantile. infantile synonyms, infantile pronunciation, infantile translation, English dictionary definition of infantile. adj. 1. Of or relating to infants or infancy. 2. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; childish: infantile behavior; an infantile remark.
INFANTILE meaning: behaving like a young child in a way that seems silly: . Learn more.
adjective. Of or having to do with infants or infancy. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; childish. Infantile behavior; an infantile remark. American Heritage. Like, suitable for, or characteristic of an infant; babyish; childish or childlike; immature. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
