INFANTILE


Meaning of INFANTILE in English

ˈinfən.ˌtīl also -n.təl sometimes -n.ˌtēl or -n.(ˌ)til adjective

Etymology: probably from French, from Latin infantilis, from infant-, infans infant + -ilis -ile

1. : of or relating to infants or infancy

infantile disease

infantile state

2. : suitable to an infant : characteristic of an infant : very immature : childish

infantile level of entertainment

infantile tantrum

3. : affected with infantilism

4. of topography : being in a very early stage of development presumably following an uplift or equivalent change with respect to base level

infantile stream

infantile mountain range

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