puerile

(pyū'ər-əl, pyʊr'əl, -īl')
adj.

1. Belonging to childhood; juvenile.
2. Immature; childish. See synonyms at young.

[Latin puerīlis, from puer, child, boy.]

puerilely pu'er·ile·ly adv.
puerility pu'er·il'i·ty (-ĭl'ĭ-tē) or pu'er·ile·ness (-əl-nĭs, -īl-) n.

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adjective

Of or characteristic of a child, especially in immaturity: babyish, childish, immature, infantile, juvenile. See youth/age/maturity.

adj

Definition: childish
Antonyms: adult, mature, sensible

IN BRIEF: Showing a lack of maturity or good judgment.

Upon closer examination, the comment was shown to be puerile and not well thought out.

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• Foolish, Immature, Bigoted, or Trivial

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See words rhyming with "puerile."

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - barnagtig

Nederlands (Dutch)
kinderachtig

Français (French)
adj. - puéril

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kindisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παιδαριώδης, ανώριμος

Italiano (Italian)
puerile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - pueril

Русский (Russian)
инфантильный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - pueril, infantil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - barnslig, pueril

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
孩子气的, 未成熟的, 天真的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 孩子氣的, 未成熟的, 天真的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어린애의[같은], 철없는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 小児の, 子供の, 子供っぽい, 幼稚な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) صبياني, تافه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮שטותי, ילדותי‬

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