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puerilism definition

pu·er·il·ism (-iz′əm)

noun

childishness, esp. as a symptom of emotional disorder in an adult

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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