Home › Words › P › puerilizationpuerilizationpuerilization · noun — the act or process of acquiring puerile characteristics.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom puerile + -ization.nounThe act or process of acquiring puerile characteristics.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.puerility 77% match — The state, quality, or condition of being childish or puerile. vs puerilization →puerilely 67% match — In a puerile manner; childishly. vs puerilization →adultization 65% match — The act or process of adultizing. vs puerilization →pussification 65% match — The act or process of pussifying. vs puerilization →childification 63% match — The process of making childish. vs puerilization →pedomorphism 61% match — The retention, by an adult, of juvenile characteristics. vs puerilization →puericulture 60% match — The rearing of young children, conceived of as an art or science. vs puerilization →impuberty 60% match — The condition of not having reached puberty. vs puerilization →