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Puerility

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pu·er·ile  (pyr-l, pyrl, -l)
adj.
1. Belonging to childhood; juvenile.
2. Immature; childish. See Synonyms at young.
[Latin puerlis, from puer, child, boy; see pau-1 in Indo-European roots.]
puer·ile·ly adv.
puer·ili·ty (-l-t), puer·ile·ness (-l-ns, -l-) n.
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Noun1.puerility - the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
childhood
immatureness, immaturity - not having reached maturity
2.puerility - a property characteristic of a child
childishness
youngness - the opposite of oldness


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