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Adjective
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Additionally, some dogs, particularly breeds with extreme infantile traits (such as pugs and French bulldogs), may appear as helpless, harmless, and innocent as small children.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
22 May 2025 -
For a long time, infantile amnesia was thought to be tied to an inability to make memories in infancy.—
Sam Walters,
Discover Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His comment about Shildt mad dogging him was childish and hilarious.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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But their tit for tat antics on social media have come across as particularly childish given their immense wealth and responsibilities.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
9 June 2025
Adjective
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Injury and burnout were adult problems, far from my adolescent horizon.—
Ellen O'Connell Whittet
June 25,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2025
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Katie Hurley, a child and adolescent psychotherapist and senior clinical advisor for The Jed Foundation, encourages parents to read the labels of any supplements or protein powders their sons are currently using or interested in trying.—
Ashleigh N. DeLuca,
Parents,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Sharp, who is signed to the Nashville office of Prescription Songs as a songwriter, delivered a youthful interpretation of the intersection of blues, country, folk, R&B, rock and soul.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
6 July 2025
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At one point, she was accompanied by Jane Seymour, who, like Graham, proudly flaunted her youthful figure in a baby blue and coral one-piece.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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Chief among these concerns are the misguided beliefs by some supporting the passage of legislation aimed at ensuring juvenile crimes start in the juvenile system, including heinous acts such as murder and rape.—
Ivan J. Bates,
Baltimore Sun,
30 June 2025
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Sharks don’t seek out humans and most incidents are cases of mistaken identity – including by juvenile sharks that fail to distinguish between humans and their prey, shark researchers have told CNN.—
Danya Gainor,
CNN Money,
28 June 2025
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“Infantine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infantine. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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