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infantile

Pronunciation: /ˈɪnfəntaɪl/

The English word “infantile” has 2 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. Pertaining to infants.
  2. Childish; immature.

Etymology

Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), equivalent to infant + -ile, from īnfāns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.

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