1.
[syn: childish, infantile]
2. of or relating to infants or infancy;
- Example: "infantile paralysis"
3. being or befitting or characteristic of an infant;
- Example: "infantile games"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infantile \In"fan*tile\ (?; 277), a. [L. infantilis: cf. F.
infantile. See Infant.]
Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or
characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile
behavior.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
infantile
adj 1: indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums";
"infantile behavior" [syn: childish, infantile]
2: of or relating to infants or infancy; "infantile paralysis"
3: being or befitting or characteristic of an infant; "infantile
games"