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infantile

adjective as in babyish

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NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s high resolution, near-infrared look at Herbig-Haro 211 reveals exquisite detail of the outflow of a young star, an infantile analogue of our Sun.

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It is the parent’s job, as it is the true political leader’s job, to offer an alternative to the infantile animosities that emerge in hard times.

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“It was offensive and infantile, especially as the moms were all trying to figure out childcare during summer break.”

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Even as their infantile, often disgusting antics become tedious, the film’s tone shifts from daft to tenderly melancholic as signs of human encroachment on their habitat multiply.

Sometimes, it's sort of the weird maternal, infantile and sexual all combined all at once, like when she's singing “Santa Baby.”

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