- 1. a. Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. Source: opted
- 2. adj. of or characteristic of a child Source: wordnet
- 3. adj. displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity Source: wordnet
- 4. Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey. Syn. -- Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful. Source: webster
- 5. Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.The French have been notorious through generations for their puerileaffectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. DeQuincey. Source: adambom
- 6. j:100 a. of or characteristic of a child Source: ecdict
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