puerility

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English puerilite, from Middle French puérilité and its etymon Latin puerīlitās, from puerīlis (“childish, juvenile”), from puer (“boy”). By surface analysis, puerile +‎ -ity. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pjʊəˈɹɪl.ə.ti/ (General American) IPA(key): /pjɚˈɹɪl.ə.ti/ === Noun === puerility (countable and uncountable, plural puerilities) The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile. Hypernym: juvenility That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is insipid or silly. ==== Related terms ==== puerilism ==== Translations ==== === References ===