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infantile
What does infantile mean?
infantile (adjective): childish; immature.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use infantile in a sentence?
- Infantile behavior. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce infantile?
/ˈɪnfəntɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does infantile come from?
Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), equivalent to infant + -ile, from īnfāns.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of infantile?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “infantile” mean?
the least possible
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fast; quick; rapid
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extremely pleasing
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childish; immature
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dominant
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imperial
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childish
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handsome
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