infantine

adjective

Definition of infantinenext
as in infantile

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for infantine
  1. infantile
  2. childish
  3. babyish
  4. adolescent
  5. youthful
  6. juvenile
Adjective
  • Many have remarked that there is something touchingly infantile in both the watching and the making of a trash movie.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Among them is his baby son, who rests in ‘infantile sublimity, exuding a high gloss induced by early death….
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of infantile
Adjective
  • There is a playful feeling to many PATTARAPHAN pieces, but this is not childish work.
    — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • And also settling a very childish dispute between the airport and the contractors.
    — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of childish
Adjective
  • Suzanne O’Donnell, an accomplished regional theater actor with a lot of Shakespeare on her resume, plays Penrose as both a warm mothering figure to these two occasionally babyish men but does not downplay the character’s pragmatic side.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Paige is little more than a dumb blonde stereotype, another underwritten female character in Sheridan’s growing oeuvre, but Chapman laces her babyish whining with surprising bite, while showing a knack for physical comedy.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 13 Mar. 2026
Definition of babyish
Adjective
  • Fornari is vice chair of the division of child & adolescent psychiatry at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center and professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.
    — Dr. Victor Fornari, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The children included three under the age of 2, a 7-year-old and two adolescent girls, UNICEF said in a statement welcoming the release.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of adolescent
Adjective
  • Some of the newer wearable fragrances seem to be aiming to connect us with our more youthful selves.
    — Chloe Schama, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
  • But Season 2 clocks the fitful maturation process without mirroring as many of its youthful mistakes.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • Natascha Hedegaard, an in-house veterinary advisor for JoyFull Pet, said large and giant breeds have a longer juvenile stage than small breed dogs.
    — Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026
  • Located off Statesville Road north of uptown, Jail North was a juvenile detention center from 2020 to 2022 before staffing problems forced its closure.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of juvenile
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“Infantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantine. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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