infantile
Example Sentences
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“Colin is deeply romantic and has a sort of slightly infantile version of romance,” Lighton said of the character the story unfolds through.
They might also have had an infantile sense of humor.
Emojis can have an "infantile connotation" which could lead to people perceiving you as younger, less senior, capable or responsible, he says.
From BBC
“There was a lo-fi quality about it. It had something candid that didn’t necessarily have an infantile tone but had a lightness. And we could add lyrics to that music.”
From Los Angeles Times
“It was offensive and infantile, especially as the moms were all trying to figure out childcare during summer break.”
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
