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infantility

[in-fuhn-tahyl, -til]

adjective

characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.

of or pertaining to infants or infancy: infantile diseases.

Physical Geography. youthful (def. 5).

Origin:
1690–1700; < Latin infantīlis. See infant, -ile

Related forms

in·fan·til·i·ty

[in-fuhn-til-i-tee] , noun

Synonyms
1. puerile, immature, weak. See childish.

Antonyms
1. adult, mature.

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infantile (ˈɪnfənˌtaɪl)

—*adj*
1.	like a child in action or behaviour; childishly immature; puerile
2.	of, relating to, or characteristic of infants or infancy
3.	in an early stage of development

infantility

—n

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infantile in·fan·tile (ĭn'fən-tīl', -tĭl)
adj.

Of or relating to infants or infancy.
Displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; extremely childish.

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"Every society consists of men in the process of developing from children into parents. To assure continuity of tradition, society must early prepare for parenthood in its children; and it must take care of the unavoidable remnants of infantility in its adults. This is a large order, especially since a society needs many beings who can follow, a few who can lead, and some who can do both, alternately or in different areas of life."

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