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Puerility

The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness.

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Immatureness 76% connected

The state or quality of being immature; immaturity.

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Immaturity 76% connected

The state or quality of being immature or not fully developed; unripeness; incompleteness.

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Youngness 76% connected

The quality or state of being young.

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Puerile 74% connected

Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.

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Puerile 74% connected

Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.

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Childhood 92% connected

The state of being a child; the time in which persons are children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty.

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Childishness 92% connected

The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.

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Affinity noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Family noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Family unit noun · 78% connection

primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"

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Generation noun · 78% connection

group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent

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Home noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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House noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Household noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Human relationship noun · 78% connection

a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…

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Kinship noun · 78% connection

a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character; "found a natural affinity with the immigrant…

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Marriage noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Matrimony noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Menage noun · 78% connection

a social unit living together; "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house…

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Parentage noun · 78% connection

the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"

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Parenthood noun · 78% connection

the state of being a parent; "to everyone's surprise, parenthood reformed the man"

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Relationship noun · 78% connection

a relation between people; (‘relationship’ is often used where ‘relation’ would serve, as in ‘the relationship between inflation and u…

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Spousal relationship noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Union noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Wedlock noun · 78% connection

the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union"

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Babyish adjective · 78% connection

Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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Boyish adjective · 78% connection

Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a boy; childish; trifling; puerile.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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Boyism noun · 78% connection

The nature of a boy; childishness.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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Childish adjective · 78% connection

Puerile; trifling; weak.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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Dotage verb · 78% connection

Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind, particularly in old age; the childishness of old age; senility; as, a venerable man…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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Puerilely adverb · 78% connection

In a puerile manner; childishly.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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Puerileness noun · 78% connection

The quality of being puerile; puerility.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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Virile adjective · 78% connection

Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man; characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful; forceful; specifi…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: puerile, childishness, puerileness.
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