puerile

puer·ile

P5706500 (pyo͝or′īl′, pwĕr′-, pyo͞o′ər-, -əl)adj.1. Immature, especially in being silly or trivial; childish. See Synonyms at young.2. Archaic Belonging to childhood; juvenile.

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[Latin puerīlis, from puer, child, boy; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

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puer·ile·ly adv.puer′il′i·ty (-ĭl′ĭ-tē), puer′ile·ness (-əl-nĭs, -īl-) n.

puerile

(ˈpjʊəraɪl) adj1. exhibiting silliness; immature; trivial2. of or characteristic of a child[C17: from Latin puerīlis childish, from puer a boy] ˈpuerilely adv puerility n

pu•er•ile

(ˈpyu ər ɪl, -əˌraɪl, ˈpyʊər ɪl, -aɪl)

adj. 1. youthful; juvenile. 2. childishly foolish; immature; silly. [1650–60; < Latin puerīlis=puer boy + -īlis -ile²] pu′er•ile•ly, adv. pu`er•il′i•ty, n.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	puerile - of or characteristic of a child; "puerile breathing"
	2.	puerile - displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; "adolescent insecurity"; "jejune responses to our problems"; "their behavior was juvenile"; "puerile jokes"jejune, juvenile, adolescentimmature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"

puerile

adjective childish, juvenile, naive, weak, silly, ridiculous, foolish, petty, trivial, irresponsible, immature, infantile, inane, babyish, jejune puerile schoolboy humour
adult, mature, responsible, sensible, grown-up

puerile

adjectiveOf or characteristic of a child, especially in immaturity:babyish, childish, immature, infantile, juvenile.

Translations

kindlichpuerilpuerile