INFANTILE


Meaning of INFANTILE in English

— infantility /in'feuhn til"i tee/ , n.

/in"feuhn tuyl', -til/ , adj.

1. characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.

2. of or pertaining to infants or infancy: infantile diseases.

3. Physical Geog. youthful (def. 5).

[ 1690-1700; infantilis. See INFANT, -ILE ]

Syn. 1. puerile, immature, weak. See childish .

Ant. 1. adult, mature.

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .