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PUERILE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

Example:

puerile jokes

Synonyms:

adolescent; jejune; juvenile; puerile

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

immature (characteristic of a lack of maturity)

Derivation:

puerility (the state of a child between infancy and adolescence)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Of or characteristic of a child

Example:

puerile breathing

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

child (a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age)

Derivation:

puerility (a property characteristic of a child)

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