1
[ adjective ] of or characteristic of a child

Examples

"puerile breathing"

Related terms

child

2
[ adjective ] displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity

Synonyms

jejune juvenile adolescent

Examples

"adolescent insecurity" "jejune responses to our problems" "their behavior was juvenile" "puerile jokes"

Related terms

immature

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Rhymes with

reel riel real creel unreal newsreel

Phonetic and Homophones

P Y UW0 R IY1 L

Similar Spelling

purl purloo peril

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