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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the state of a child between infancy and adolescence;
[syn: childhood, puerility]

2. a property characteristic of a child;
[syn: childishness, puerility]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Puerility \Pu`er*il"i*ty\, n.; pl. Puerilities. [L. puerilitas: cf. F. pu['e]rilit['e].] 1. The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

puerility n 1: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence [syn: childhood, puerility] 2: a property characteristic of a child [syn: childishness, puerility]