Thalidomide is an infamous teratogen. Women can be exposed to this substance while trying to control nausea during pregnancy. Thalidomide was given (mostly in the late fifties) as a medication to control the nausea (it was removed from the market in 1961). Thalidomide causes severe malformation risks to a developing fetus.
adjective. The definition of naive is being immature, unaware or overly trusting. An example of naive is someone who believes that the moon is made of cheese because their mother said it was.
If you suggest that world peace could be achieved by handing out cookies in warring nations, you would be revealing a certain amount of naivete. This is a lack of wisdom and sophistication. Naivete has four syllables and is pronounced nigh-eve-i-TAY. The root naÃ¯ve is a French adjective meaning ânatural, just born.â Because it suggests innocence or ignorance, naivete is often associated with children, who lack experience and knowledge.