Puerile has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Adjective
Adjective
1
of or characteristic of a child
"puerile breathing"
2
displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
"adolescent insecurity"
"jejune responses to our problems"
"their behavior was juvenile"
"puerile jokes"
3
Childish; trifling; silly.
Example Sentences
"puerile breathing"
adjective
"adolescent insecurity"
adjective
"jejune responses to our problems"
adjective
"their behavior was juvenile"
adjective
"puerile jokes"
adjective