Puerility \Pu`er*il"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Puerilities}. [L. puerilitas: cf. F. pu['e]rilit['e].] 1. The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness. --Sir T. Browne. 2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.
puerility n 1: the state of a child between infancy and adolescence [syn: {childhood}] 2: a property characteristic of a child [syn: {childishness}]