Puerility
21puerile — 1660s, youthful, boyish, from L. puerilis childish, from puer boy, child (see PUERILITY (Cf. puerility)). Disparaging sense, juvenile, immature, is from 1680s …
22puerperal — (adj.) 1768, from L. puerpera bearing a child, from puer child, boy (see PUERILITY (Cf. puerility)) + parere to bear (see PARENT (Cf. parent)) …
23childishness — noun a property characteristic of a child (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑puerility • Derivationally related forms: ↑puerile (for: ↑puerility), ↑childish • Hypernyms …
24Puerileness — Pu er*ile*ness, n. The quality of being puerile; puerility. [1913 Webster] …
25puerile — adjective Etymology: French or Latin; French puéril, from Latin puerilis, from puer boy, child; akin to Sanskrit putra son, child and perhaps to Greek pais boy, child more at few Date: 1652 1. juvenile 2. childish, silly < puerile remarks > •… …
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