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infantile definition

in·fan·tile (in′fən tīl′, -til)

adjective

  1. of or having to do with infants or infancy
  2. like, suitable for, or characteristic of an infant; babyish; childish or childlike; immature
  3. in the earliest stage of development

Etymology: L infantilis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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