adjective · rare

infantile

infantile · more infantile · most infantile

інфантильний

юношеский, малолетний

albern, kindisch, infantil

Pertaining to infantsPertaining to infants.

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/ˈɪnfəntaɪl/

» The standard of debate is infantile.

Das Diskussionsniveau ist kleinkinderhaft.

Meaning

2 senses

Pertaining to infants.
infantile paralysis
infantil, kindisch, albern
of or relating to infants or infancy
Childish; immature.
інфанти́льнийinfantýlʹnyj

Examples

9 sentences

The standard of debate is infantile.
deDas Diskussionsniveau ist kleinkinderhaft.
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I need medicine for infantile fever.
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Left-wing communism is an infantile disorder.
deDer linke Radikalismus ist die Kinderkrankheit im Kommunismus.
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There have been several cases of infantile paralysis.
deEs gab einige Fälle von Kinderlähmung.
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You can't remember being born because of infantile amnesia.
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Translations

7 languages

Українська

By meaning 1

childish; immature:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

pertaining to infants:

Origin

Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant

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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