different between infantile vs babyish

English

Etymology

Mid-15th century, "pertaining to infants," from Latin infantilis (“pertaining to an infant”), from ?nf?ns. Sense of "infant-like" is from 1772.

Adjective

infantile (comparative more infantile, superlative most infantile)

1. Pertaining to infants.

   infantile paralysis
2. Childish; immature.

Synonyms

• (childish): puerile, milky; see also Thesaurus:childish

Derived terms

• infantilely
• infantilise

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.f??.til/

Adjective

infantile (plural infantiles)

1. infantile

Derived terms

• infantilisateur
• infantilisation
• infantiliser
• infantilité

See also

• enfance
• enfant

Italian

Etymology

From Latin infantilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.fan?ti.le/

Adjective

infantile (plural infantili)

1. infantile (relating to children or babies)
2. infantile puerile, childish, babyish

   Synonym: puerile

Derived terms

• infantilismo
• infantilità
• infantilmente

Related terms

• infanzia

Anagrams

• infilante

Further reading

• infantile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Swedish

Adjective

infantile

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of infantil.

English

Etymology

baby +? -ish

Adjective

babyish (comparative more babyish, superlative most babyish)

1. Like a baby or a young child; childish
   • 1953, C. S. Lewis, The Silver Chair, Collins, 1998, Chapter 9,

     As soon as the King and the rest of the hunting party had set off, she began making a tour of the whole castle and asking questions, but all in such an innocent, babyish way that no one could suspect her of any secret design.

   For a young man, he has the most babyish voice I've heard.

   Synonyms: puerile, simple; see also Thesaurus:childish

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