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puerile

Main Entry:: pu·er·ile
Pronunciation:: \ˈpyu̇(-ə)r-əl, -ˌī(-ə)l\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: French or Latin; French puéril, from Latin puerilis, from puer boy, child; akin to Sanskrit putra son, child and perhaps to Greek pais boy, child — more at few
Date:: 1652

1 : juvenile 2 : childish , silly <puerile remarks>

— pu·er·ile·ly

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\-ə(l)-lē, -ˌī(-ə)l-lē\ adverb

— pu·er·il·i·ty

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\ˌpyu̇(-ə)r-ˈi-lə-tē\ noun

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