puerility Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the state of a child between infancy and adolescence
    childhood.
  2. noun a property characteristic of a child
    childishness.

WordNet

Pu`er*il"i*ty noun
Etymology
L. puerilitas: cf. F. puérilité.
Wordforms
plural Puerilities
Definitions
  1. The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness. Sir T. Browne.
  2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.

Webster 1913