English

Adjective

infantile ‎(comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)

1. Pertaining to infants.

   infantile paralysis

   • 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 9, in The China Governess:

     Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile. It was as if the world had never touched him at all.

2. Childish; immature.

Synonyms

• (childish): puerile

Derived terms

• infantilely
• infantilise

Translations

French

Adjective

infantile m, f ‎(plural infantiles)

1. infantile

Derived terms

• infantilisateur
• infantilisation
• infantiliser
• infantilité

Italian

Adjective

infantile m, f ‎(masculine and feminine plural infantili)

1. infantile (relating to children or babies)
2. infantile puerile, childish, babyish

Synonyms

• (childish): puerile

Related terms

• infantilismo
• infantilità
• infanzia

Anagrams

• infilante

Swedish

Adjective

infantile

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of infantil.