puellileadj.
/p(j)uːˈɛlʌɪl/, U.S. /p(j)uˈɛlˌaɪl/ Suited to or characteristic of girls. Cf. puerile adj. 1a.
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maidena1400
wench-like1552
girlish1565
young-girlish1822
girly1857
puellular1861
little girl1863
young-girl1867
lassieish1882
puellile1891
small girl1916
girly1962
1891 Guardian 29 Apr. 682/2 [The tale] would be too puellile—may we coin a word?—for strictures, had not the writer challenged them by her introduction.
1993 Guardian 14 Oct. (Features section) 8/5 The humour is thoroughly puerile, or in the case of Minnie the Minx, puellile (and if such a word doesn't exist, it does now).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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