puéril
See also: pueril
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin puerīlis, from puer (“boy, child”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɥe.ʁil/
Adjective
puéril (feminine puérile, masculine plural puérils, feminine plural puériles)
- (dated or literary) childlike
- (derogatory) puerile, childish, immature
- Synonyms: immature, gamin
Derived terms
- puérilement
- puérilité
Related terms
- puériculteur
- puériculture
See also
- enfantin
Further reading
- “puéril”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- pliure