\Pu"er*ile\, a. [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy:
cf. F. pu['e]ril.]
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}.