puerile, puerileness 1. Silly or immature, especially in a childish way. 2. Relating to or characteristic of childhood; such as, boyish, childish, juvenile, immature, trivial. 3. A reference to respiration which is characterized by the louder pulmonary murmur found in children, that in adults is usually a sign of disease. Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1790/