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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
  • Perhaps the kid is resisting gendered socialization itself, the whole ascent to physical adulthood and its attendant adolescent affronts.
    — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026
  • For an adolescent navigating friendships, rejection, identity and belonging, something that never judges them or gossips and is always available can be incredibly compelling.
    — Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of adolescent
Adjective
  • Check out more popular Cetaphil products on Amazon to emulate Hargitay’s youthful, fresh-looking skin.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Not that actual youthful naïveté is any easier to navigate, either.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of youthful
Adjective
  • One of the tramps jumping off a freight car was the juvenile player, Frankie Darrow.
    — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The letter cites a recent WPLN and ProPublica investigation that found that juvenile justice facilities run by Tennessee businessman Jason Crews repeatedly failed to report abuse of children and other serious incidents to the state as required.
    — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of juvenile
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“Infantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantine. Accessed 24 Sep. 2026.

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