Enfantin

Part of Speech

noun

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Translations

🇩🇪 Durch emotionale, intellektuelle oder soziale Unreife gekennzeichnet. , 🇪🇸 Que se caracteriza por una inmadurez emocional, intelectual o social. , 🇮🇹 che si caratterizza per l'immaturità emotiva, intellettuale o sociale , 🇵🇹 Que se caracteriza por imaturidade emocional, intelectual ou social. , 🇨🇳 情感、智力或社会方面不成熟的特征 , 🇯🇵 感情的・知的・社会的に未熟であることを特徴とする状態。 , 🇰🇷 감정·지적·사회적 성숙도가 부족한 사람 , 🇸🇦 الذي يتميز بعدم النضج العاطفي أو العقلي أو الاجتماعي , 🇮🇳 जो भावनात्मक, बौद्धिक या सामाजिक अपरिपक्वता से परिभाषित होता है

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Etymology

The French noun **enfantin** is built on *enfant*, itself from Old French *enfant* (c. 12th c.) which came from Latin **infans** “child, incapable of speaking”. The adjective *enfantin* (“childish”) was formed in the 17th century by adding the suffix **‑in**, a common French adjective‑forming morpheme that denotes belonging to or characteristic of something. Thus *enfantin* literally means “of a child”, and its meaning evolved to describe an immature or childlike temperament.

Synonyms

bambin gamin poussin poupon infantile infantilité

Antonyms

mature adulte responsable sérieux réfléchi