PUERILITY

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A property characteristic of a child

Synonyms:

childishness; puerility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("puerility" is a kind of...):

youngness (the opposite of oldness)

Derivation:

puerile (of or characteristic of a child)

Meaning:

The state of a child between infancy and adolescence

Synonyms:

childhood; puerility

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("puerility" is a kind of...):

immatureness; immaturity (not having reached maturity)

Derivation:

puerile (displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity)