childish

adjective

child·ish ˈchī(-ə)l-dish How to pronounce childish (audio)

: of, relating to, or befitting a child or childhood

childish desires for toys

: marked by or suggestive of immaturity and lack of poise

a childish spiteful remark

: lacking complexity : simple

it's a childish device, but it works

: deteriorated with age especially in mind : senile

his parents … were both getting childish and needed care

Pearl Buck

childishly adverb

childishness noun

Example Sentences

She has a childish face. a letter written in childish scrawl He opened the gifts with childish delight. We're tired of their childish games. I find his humor very childish.

Recent Examples on the Web In her clipped but childish tones, the young Elizabeth marvels at the lives being led in these far-flung corners of the world.

Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 The 18-year-old accused of the carnage in New York left behind a disjointed and childish manifesto that singles out not only Black people, but mixed-race marriages — and the children of them — as something to be eliminated.

Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 Everything was still Disney themed, but nothing was childish.

Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Aug. 2022 There was an unexpected, almost childish exuberance in Elizabeth’s messages to Sunny.

Liz Meriwether, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Joshua Wolf Coleman is delightful in his childish complaints about Wharton’s beloved dogs, his demands for Posy’s assistance with the most mundane activities, and his constant need for attention.

Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Closer examination, though, reveals the kind of childish jokes that have made the 49-year-old rapper an easy target for criticism in recent years.

Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 Jonathan Anderson and the Prada duo leaned into childish innocence, with the first focusing on silliness and play and the latter on boyish proportions.

José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 30 June 2022 Lurking in these memories is my childish realization of something my mother knew as an adult: how thin the divide is that exists between safety and danger.

New York Times, 12 May 2022 See More

单词	childish
释义	childish adjective child·ish ˈchī(-ə)l-dish 1 : of, relating to, or befitting a child or childhood childish desires for toys 2 a : marked by or suggestive of immaturity and lack of poise a childish spiteful remark b : lacking complexity : simple it's a childish device, but it works c : deteriorated with age especially in mind : senile his parents … were both getting childish and needed care Pearl Buck childishly adverb childishness noun Synonyms adolescent babyish immature infantile jejune juvenile kiddish puerile See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences She has a childish face. a letter written in childish scrawl He opened the gifts with childish delight. We're tired of their childish games. I find his humor very childish. Recent Examples on the Web In her clipped but childish tones, the young Elizabeth marvels at the lives being led in these far-flung corners of the world. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 The 18-year-old accused of the carnage in New York left behind a disjointed and childish manifesto that singles out not only Black people, but mixed-race marriages — and the children of them — as something to be eliminated. Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 Everything was still Disney themed, but nothing was childish. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Aug. 2022 There was an unexpected, almost childish exuberance in Elizabeth’s messages to Sunny. Liz Meriwether, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Joshua Wolf Coleman is delightful in his childish complaints about Wharton’s beloved dogs, his demands for Posy’s assistance with the most mundane activities, and his constant need for attention. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Closer examination, though, reveals the kind of childish jokes that have made the 49-year-old rapper an easy target for criticism in recent years. Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 Jonathan Anderson and the Prada duo leaned into childish innocence, with the first focusing on silliness and play and the latter on boyish proportions. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 30 June 2022 Lurking in these memories is my childish realization of something my mother knew as an adult: how thin the divide is that exists between safety and danger. New York Times, 12 May 2022 See More Word History Etymology see child First Known Use before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition childish adjective child·ish ˈchīl-dish 1 : of, like, or thought to be suitable to children childish laughter 2 : showing the less pleasing qualities (as silliness) often thought to be those of children a childish prank childish adjective as in immature having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children you almost spoiled the ceremony for everyone with your childish giggling Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance immature juvenile adolescent infantile puerile babyish kiddish childlike jejune girlish boyish bratty simple naive innocent simplistic unsophisticated girlie girly brattish naïve Antonyms & Near Antonyms mature adult grown-up worldly sophisticated smart unchildlike knowing cosmopolitan experienced worldly-wise See More
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childish

adjective

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Example Sentences

Word History

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adjective

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