Synonyms & related words for puerile

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of puerile — including infantile, childish, juvenile, childlike, infantine, sophomoric. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to puerile

Explore words related to puerile — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include jejune, puerilely, puerility, puerilism, childishness, jejunely, adolescent, childishly. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for puerile

Common synonyms for puerile include infantile, childish, juvenile, childlike, infantine, sophomoric, babyish, immature — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does puerile come from?

The word puerile breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root puer-, from Latin puer (“boy, child”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.