different between infantile vs boyish
infantile
English
Etymology
Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), from ?nf?ns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.
Adjective
infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)
- Pertaining to infants.
- infantile paralysis
- Childish; immature.
Synonyms
- (childish): puerile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish
Derived terms
- infantilely
- infantilise
Translations
References
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f??.til/
Adjective
infantile (plural infantiles)
- infantile
Derived terms
- infantilisateur
- infantilisation
- infantiliser
- infantilité
See also
- enfance
- enfant
Italian
Etymology
From Latin infantilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.fan?ti.le/
Adjective
infantile (plural infantili)
- infantile (relating to children or babies)
- infantile puerile, childish, babyish
- Synonym: puerile
Derived terms
- infantilismo
- infantilità
- infantilmente
Related terms
- infanzia
Anagrams
- infilante
Further reading
- infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Swedish
Adjective
infantile
- absolute definite natural masculine form of infantil.
infantile From the web:
- what infantile spasms
- what infantile spasms look like
- what's infantile amnesia
- what's infantile paralysis
- what infantile mean
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boyish
English
Etymology
boy +? -ish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?b??.??/
- Hyphenation: boy?ish
Adjective
boyish (comparative more boyish, superlative most boyish)
- Like a stereotypical boy in appearance or demeanor.
- People disliked his boyish and juvenile behaviour.
- Her boyish figure belied her femininity.
Translations
boyish From the web:
- what boyish mean
- boyish what does it mean
- what is boyish charm
- what are boyish good looks
- what is boyish girl
- what does boyish good looks mean
- what does boyishly handsome mean
- what are boyish features
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