leanbaí

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish lenbaide (“childish, puerile”), from lenab (“infant, child, youth, boy”). By surface analysis, leanbh +‎ -aí (adjectival suffix)).

Adjective

leanbaí

  1. childlike, innocent
  2. childish, infantile
  3. puerile
  4. doting

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