enfantin

adjective

Syllable Decomposition

enfantin

see 'enfant' and '-in'. Used by extension (1816) to describe something of great simplicity, and pejoratively what is puerile, and as an adjective meaning 'formed of children'.

Definitions

Translations

  • germangerman:kindlich
  • englishenglish:childlike
  • greekgreek:παιδιάστικος
  • japanesejapanese:子供っぽい
  • swedishswedish:barnslig

See also

infantiliser (v.) enfant (cn.) enfantine (adj.) infantilisation (cn.) puériliser (v.) enfantelet (cn.) enfantement (cn.) enfanter (v.) infantile (adj.) infantilisme (cn.) puéril (adj.) puérilité (cn.) infantilité (cn.) enfantines (adj.) enfantins (adj.)