childnessn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪldnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪl(d)nᵻs/

Forms: see child n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: child n., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < child n. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier childishness n.For the affixation of a noun with -ness suffix compare e.g. milkness n., witness n., and see the discussion at -ness suffix.

†1. Childish humour, childishness. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [noun]

chilcea1200

fauntelte1377

bairnheid?a1513

childishness1539

babishness1557

puerility1576

childnessa1616

puerileness1727

babyhood1748

babyishness1836

immaturity1895

a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 171 He..with his varying child-nesse, cures in me Thoughts, that would thick my blood.

2. The quality or state of being a child or of being childlike.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [noun] > actions or habits of

childhoodc1330

childhead1340

pueriles1576

childness1823

short-frock1885

the world > people > person > child > [noun] > state or condition of being

childness1856

frockhood1861

puerilism1925

1823 J. Neal Seventy-six vi. 90 It was a childish affair; but with all its childness, has been wonderfully well arranged.

1856 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 289 Aren't you a spoiled child, without the childness.

1866 G. MacDonald Unspoken Serm. (1884) i. 12 Childlike enough to embrace a child for the sake of his childness.

1922 M. Johnston Silver Cross xxvi. 241 I was a young girl, just over childness.

1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Apr. k3 Baseball has a tendency to bring the childness and the braveness out of everyone in the stands.

2011 J. Macleod Savage Tango iv. 34 She had been through a lot and this was another one of those times she was forced to put aside her childness and survive.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	childness
释义	childnessn. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪldnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪl(d)nᵻs/ Forms: see child n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: child n., -ness suffix. Etymology: < child n. + -ness suffix. Compare earlier childishness n.For the affixation of a noun with -ness suffix compare e.g. milkness n., witness n., and see the discussion at -ness suffix. †1. Childish humour, childishness. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > lack of understanding > foolishness, folly > childish folly, childishness > [noun] chilcea1200 fauntelte1377 bairnheid?a1513 childishness1539 babishness1557 puerility1576 childnessa1616 puerileness1727 babyhood1748 babyishness1836 immaturity1895 a1616 W. Shakespeare Winter's Tale (1623) i. ii. 171 He..with his varying child-nesse, cures in me Thoughts, that would thick my blood. View more context for this quotation 2. The quality or state of being a child or of being childlike. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [noun] > actions or habits of childhoodc1330 childhead1340 pueriles1576 childness1823 short-frock1885 the world > people > person > child > [noun] > state or condition of being childness1856 frockhood1861 puerilism1925 1823 J. Neal Seventy-six vi. 90 It was a childish affair; but with all its childness, has been wonderfully well arranged. 1856 J. W. Carlyle Lett. II. 289 Aren't you a spoiled child, without the childness. 1866 G. MacDonald Unspoken Serm. (1884) i. 12 Childlike enough to embrace a child for the sake of his childness. 1922 M. Johnston Silver Cross xxvi. 241 I was a young girl, just over childness. 1985 Washington Post (Nexis) 21 Apr. k3 Baseball has a tendency to bring the childness and the braveness out of everyone in the stands. 2011 J. Macleod Savage Tango iv. 34 She had been through a lot and this was another one of those times she was forced to put aside her childness and survive. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1616
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