- Of or relating to infants or infancy.
- Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; childish: infantile behavior; an infantile remark.
[Middle English infantil, from Latin īnfantīlis, from īnfāns, īnfant-, infant. See infant.]
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in·fan·tile (ĭn'fən-tīl', -tĭl) ![]() |
[Middle English infantil, from Latin īnfantīlis, from īnfāns, īnfant-, infant. See infant.]
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The adjective has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
indicating a lack of maturity
Synonym: childish
Meaning #2:
of or relating to infants or infancy
Pertains to noun: infancy (meaning #1)
Meaning #3:
being or befitting or characteristic of an infant
Synonyms: baby, infant
| Translations: Infantile |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - barnlig, infantil
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Nederlands (Dutch)
infantiel, kinderachtig, kinder-
Français (French)
adj. - (Méd) infantile, puéril
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Deutsch (German)
adj. - infantil, kindlich
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Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - βρεφικός, νηπιακός, (μτφ.) παιδικός, παιδαριώδης, νηπιώδης
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Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infantil
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Русский (Russian)
детский, инфантильный
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Español (Spanish)
adj. - infantil
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Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - barn-, spädbarns-, barnslig, infantil (äv. med.), i vardande, under tillblivelse
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
婴儿的, 初期的, 幼稚的
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中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 嬰兒的, 初期的, 幼稚的
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한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 유아의, 천진스러운
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 子供じみた, 幼稚な, 幼児の, 子供らしい
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العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) طفولي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ילדותי, לא בוגר
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