"puéril" meaning in French

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Adjective

IPA: /pɥe.ʁil/ Forms: puérile [feminine], puérils [masculine, plural], puériles [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin puerīlis, from puer (“boy, child”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|puerīlis}} Borrowed from Latin puerīlis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} puéril (feminine puérile, masculine plural puérils, feminine plural puériles)
  1. (dated or literary) childlike Tags: dated, literary
    Sense id: en-puéril-fr-adj-6uaiDNcl
  2. (derogatory) puerile, childish, immature Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Personality Synonyms: immature, gamin
    Sense id: en-puéril-fr-adj-PXolfeLm Disambiguation of Personality: 0 100 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: puérilement, puérilité Related terms: puériculteur, puériculture, enfantin

Inflected forms

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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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    {
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        }
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      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/pɥe.ʁil/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puéril"
}

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