in|fan|tile

in|fan|tile
in|fan|tile «IHN tuhn tyl, -tihl», adjective.
1. of an infant or infants; having to do with infants: »

Measles and chicken pox are infantile diseases.

2. like an infant; babyish; childish: »

His father was annoyed at his infantile behavior.

3. a) Figurative. in an early stage; just beginning to develop. b) (of physical geographical features) in an early stage of development.
[< Latin īnfantilis < īnfāns, -fantis child, infant]

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  • in — in·earth; in·ebri·a·tion; in·ebri·ety; in·ebri·ous; in·edible; in·ed·i·ta; in·edited; in·educabilia; in·educability; in·educable; in·education; in·ef·fa·bil·i·ty; in·ef·face·abil·i·ty; in·effaceable; in·effectuality; in·efficacious;… …   English syllables

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  • Infantile paralysis — In fan*tile pa*ral y*sis (Med.) An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It is attended with febrile symptoms,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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