Meaning of puerile in English

1. Pronunciation

   /ˈpjʊrəl/

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1. Classifying Adjective

   puerile

   Definitions

   1. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

   Examples

   • « adolescent insecurity »
   • « jejune responses to our problems »
   • « their behavior was juvenile »
   • « puerile jokes »

   Synonyms

   • immature

2. Qualitative Adjective

   puerile

   Etymology

   late 16th century (in the sense ‘like a boy’): from French puéril or Latin puerilis, from puer‘boy’

   Definitions

   1. of or characteristic of a child

   Examples

   • « puerile breathing »