puerilismn.

Brit.

/ˈpjʊərᵻlɪz(ə)m/,

/ˈpjɔːrᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈpjʊrəˌlɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puerile adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < puerile adj. + -ism suffix. Compare French puérilisme childishness (1887), reversion to infantile behaviour (1904 or earlier in a medical context).

Psychology and Psychoanalysis.

The state or condition of behaving like a child; childish behaviour or childishness; spec. (a) (in an adult) a reversion to infantile behaviour, usually as a symptom of mental disorder; (b) (in a child) the stage of normal development which follows infantilism and precedes puberty.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [noun] > state or condition of being

childness1856

frockhood1861

puerilism1925

the world > people > person > child > [noun] > childhood

childhoodOE

childheadc1330

bairnheid1393

enfauncec1400

puerice1481

puerility1512

childage1548

childishness1597

leading-string1677

impuberty1785

cap and feather days1822

bairnhooda1835

child-life1841

pupillarity1846

tunic-hood1859

bread-and-butterhood1869

preadolescence1907

latency1910

puerilism1925

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > personality disorders > infantilism

infantilism1895

puerilism1925

1925 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 31 Oct. 16/1 Eternal youth, which might better have been named perennial puerilism, has gracefully surrendered to the charms of post adolescence.

1936 J. Huizinga In Shadow of Tomorrow xvi. 150 This quality I have ventured to call by the name of Puerilism, as being the most appropriate appellation for that blend of adolescence and barbarity which has been rampant all over the world for the last two or three decades.

1940 L. E. Hinsie & J. Shatzky Psychiatric Dict. 451/2 From the standpoint of psychiatry puerilism is childishness; it is the stage following infantilism or infantility and is followed by the stage of puberism or puberty.

1987 New Scientist 5 Mar. 58/4 Guy Troughton's illustrations are particularly frustrating, however, ranging from the enchanting and accurate to examples of puerilism.

2000 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 14 Jan. j1 From Day-Day's encounter with a vacuum cleaner to Mr. Jones' frantic attempts to purge himself of a burrito with too much hot sauce, Next Friday is a carnival of gross-out puerilism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	puerilism
释义	puerilismn. Brit. /ˈpjʊərᵻlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpjɔːrᵻlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpjʊrəˌlɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: puerile adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < puerile adj. + -ism suffix. Compare French puérilisme childishness (1887), reversion to infantile behaviour (1904 or earlier in a medical context). Psychology and Psychoanalysis. The state or condition of behaving like a child; childish behaviour or childishness; spec. (a) (in an adult) a reversion to infantile behaviour, usually as a symptom of mental disorder; (b) (in a child) the stage of normal development which follows infantilism and precedes puberty. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] > state or condition of being childness1856 frockhood1861 puerilism1925 the world > people > person > child > [noun] > childhood childhoodOE childheadc1330 bairnheid1393 enfauncec1400 puerice1481 puerility1512 childage1548 childishness1597 leading-string1677 impuberty1785 cap and feather days1822 bairnhooda1835 child-life1841 pupillarity1846 tunic-hood1859 bread-and-butterhood1869 preadolescence1907 latency1910 puerilism1925 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > personality disorders > infantilism infantilism1895 puerilism1925 1925 Daily Courier (Connellsville, Pa.) 31 Oct. 16/1 Eternal youth, which might better have been named perennial puerilism, has gracefully surrendered to the charms of post adolescence. 1936 J. Huizinga In Shadow of Tomorrow xvi. 150 This quality I have ventured to call by the name of Puerilism, as being the most appropriate appellation for that blend of adolescence and barbarity which has been rampant all over the world for the last two or three decades. 1940 L. E. Hinsie & J. Shatzky Psychiatric Dict. 451/2 From the standpoint of psychiatry puerilism is childishness; it is the stage following infantilism or infantility and is followed by the stage of puberism or puberty. 1987 New Scientist 5 Mar. 58/4 Guy Troughton's illustrations are particularly frustrating, however, ranging from the enchanting and accurate to examples of puerilism. 2000 Dallas Morning News (Nexis) 14 Jan. j1 From Day-Day's encounter with a vacuum cleaner to Mr. Jones' frantic attempts to purge himself of a burrito with too much hot sauce, Next Friday is a carnival of gross-out puerilism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1925
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