Adolescent
Adolescent adjective - Being in the early stage of life, growth, or development.
Usage example: an adolescent sheepdog, who hasn't quite gotten the hang of keeping the sheep huddled together
Infantile is a synonym for adolescent in immature topic. In some cases you can use "Infantile" instead an adjective "Adolescent".
Nearby Word: adolescence
Infantile
Infantile adjective - Having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children.
Usage example: the infantile humor that teenage boys are justly famous for
Adolescent is a synonym for infantile in childish topic. You can use "Adolescent" instead an adjective "Infantile".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- baby and adolescent
- baby and infantile
- juvenile and adolescent
- juvenile and infantile
- green and adolescent
- green and infantile
- immature and adolescent
- immature and infantile
- callow and adolescent
- callow and infantile
- inexperienced and adolescent
- inexperienced and infantile
- childish and adolescent
- childish and infantile
Both words in one sentence
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The later episode "Humiliation 101" reveals that while she came online with an adolescent body, she still had an infantile mind and had to be raised like a kid.
Source: Born as an Adult
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