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childish

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adjective
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As an adjective, childish means of or suitable for a child.

Meanings of childish

3 meanings

adjective

  1. Of or suitable for a child.

  2. Immature in thought or behaviour.

    “Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.”

  3. Indicating a lack of maturity

    “childish tantrums”

    “infantile behavior”

    Similar: infantile

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

adjective: indicating a lack of maturity
infantile

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