Puerilism
noun, Psychiatry.
1.
childishness in the behavior of an adult.
noun
1.
(psychiatry) immature or childish behaviour by an adult
puerilism pu·er·il·ism (pyōō’ər-ə-lĭz’əm, pyur’ə-)
n.
Childish behavior in an adult, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
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