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infantile
/ ˈɪnfənˌtaɪl, ˌɪnfənˈtɪlɪtɪ /
adjective
like a child in action or behaviour; childishly immature; puerile
of, relating to, or characteristic of infants or infancy
in an early stage of development
Other 51Թ Forms
- infantility noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of infantile1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
But lately, more disturbing procedures are on the rise - chasing an unrealistic, hyper-feminine, almost infantile ideal.
As O’Toole also observes, Trump’s anti-European animus has a potent psychosexual subtext, simultaneously rooted in right-wing American macho posturing and his own infantile sense of narcissistic injury.
“It was offensive and infantile, especially as the moms were all trying to figure out childcare during summer break.”
Even as their infantile, often disgusting antics become tedious, the film’s tone shifts from daft to tenderly melancholic as signs of human encroachment on their habitat multiply.
Born in Saint John, Canada, Sutherland barely survived a series of childhood diseases, including infantile paralysis, rheumatoid fever and spinal meningitis.
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