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Grouch vs Infantile - What's the difference?

grouch | infantile |

As a noun grouch

is a complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.

As a verb grouch

is to be grumpy or irritable; to complain.

As an adjective infantile is

pertaining to infants.

grouch

English

Noun

(grouches)
  • A complaint, a grumble, a fit of ill-humor.
  • *1919 , , Herbert Jenkins, 1956, p 20
    • But today he had noticed from the moment he had got out of bed that something was amiss with the world. Either he was in the grip of some divine discontent due to the highly developed condition of his soul, or else he had a grouch .
  • One who is grumpy or irritable.
  • *I don't feel like hanging around with that grouch .

    • Verb

  • To be grumpy or irritable; to complain.
    • He spent all his time grouching about the problem instead of fixing it.

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Related terms

    * grouchy

    infantile

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Pertaining to infants.
    • infantile paralysis
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=9 citation , passage=Eustace gaped at him in amazement. When his urbanity dropped away from him, as now, he had an innocence of expression which was almost infantile . It was as if the world had never touched him at all.}}
  • Childish; immature.

    • Synonyms

    * (childish) puerile

    Derived terms

    * infantilely * infantilize