puerilidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin puerīlitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pweɾiliˈdad/ [pwe.ɾi.liˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: pue‧ri‧li‧dad

Noun

puerilidad f (plural puerilidades)

1. childishness; puerility
2. (pre-teen) childhood
3. childish behaviour or comment

Related terms

• pueril

 

Further reading

• “puerilidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10