adolescent, jejune, juvenile, puerile
(adjective) displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity; “adolescent insecurity”; “jejune responses to our problems”; “their behavior was juvenile”; “puerile jokes”
puerile
(adjective) of or characteristic of a child; “puerile breathing”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puerile (comparative more puerile, superlative most puerile)
Childish; trifling; silly.
Synonyms: juvenile, silly, trifling, Thesaurus:childish, Thesaurus:insignificant
Characteristic of, or pertaining to, a boy or boys; compare puellile.
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Source: Wiktionary
Pu"er*ile, a. Etym: [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy: cf. F. puéril.]
Definition: Boyish; childish; trifling; silly. The French have been notorious through generations for their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and historic precedents. De Quincey.
Syn.
– Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak. See Youthful.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 April 2025
(noun) a gymnastic exercise performed starting from a position with the legs over the upper body and moving to an erect position by arching the back and swinging the legs out and down while forcing the chest upright
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
