English → Latin
“puerile” in Latin
puerīlisboyish, youthful; immature, childishineptusunsuitable; impertinent, improper, tasteless; senseless, sillypuerīlitāsboyhood, childhoodpuera child; chit; a boy, lad (typically between ages 7-14 but could be younger) (older than an īnfāns but younger than an aineptiasilliness, folly, absurdity
The English word puerile itself goes back to Latin puer, through puerīlis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
puerile
puerilis: ineptus (stronger term): puerile conduct, puerilitas; mores pueriles: to take a puerile delight in, etc., pueriliter exsultare: it is puerile, puerile est: in a puerile manner, pueriliter. Puerile play, lusus infantium or puerorum: puerile fooleries, ineptiae, nugae.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for puerile?
- The usual Latin words for “puerile” are puerīlis, ineptus, puerīlitās; also puer, ineptia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.