Syn.
— Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See
Youthful.
PUERILELY
Pu"er*ile*ly, adv.
Defn: In a puerile manner; childishly.
PUERILENESS
Pu"er*ile*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being puerile; puerility.
PUERILITY Pu`er*il"i*ty, n.; pl. Puerilities. Etym: [L. puerilitas: cf. F. puérilité.]
1. The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness. Sir T. Browne.
2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.
PUERPERAL Pu*er"per*al, a. Etym: [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerpéral.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.