Infantile: meaning, definitions and examples
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infantile
[ หษชnfษnหtaษชl ]
behavior
Characteristic of or appropriate to infants or very young children.
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- Her infantile behavior was starting to annoy her friends.
- He still had some infantile habits that he couldn't shake off.
Translations
Translations of the word "infantile" in other languages:
๐ต๐น infantil
๐ฎ๐ณ เคฌเคเคเคพเคจเคพ
๐ฉ๐ช kindisch
๐ฎ๐ฉ kekanak-kanakan
๐บ๐ฆ ะดะธัััะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ infantylny
๐ฏ๐ต ๅนผ็จใช (ใใใกใช)
๐ซ๐ท infantile
๐ช๐ธ infantil
๐น๐ท รงocuksu
๐ฐ๐ท ์ ์นํ (์ ์นํ๋ค)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุทูููู
๐จ๐ฟ dฤtinskรฝ
๐ธ๐ฐ detskรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅนผ็จ็ (yรฒuzhรฌ de)
๐ธ๐ฎ otroลกki
๐ฎ๐ธ barnalegur
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะฑะฐะปะฐาฃ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแจแแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ uลaqsayaฤฤฑ
๐ฒ๐ฝ infantil
Etymology
The word 'infantile' originated in the late 16th century from the Latin word 'infantilis', which means 'pertaining to an infant'. It has been used in English to describe characteristics or behaviors that resemble those of infants or very young children.
See also: infancy.
Word Frequency Rank
At position #13,530, this word is part of sophisticated English vocabulary. It's useful for academic or professional contexts where precise language is needed.
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- 13527 biologically
- 13528 clarifying
- 13529 averted
- 13530 infantile
- 13531 withered
- 13532 dimly
- 13533 inventors
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