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   childish

   /ˈtʃʌɪldɪʃ/

   adjective

   • 1. of, like, or appropriate to a child: "childish enthusiasm" Similar childlikeyouthfulyoungyoung-lookinggirlishboyishchildren'schild'sadolescentteenagedteenagearchaic:bread-and-butterOpposite adult
   • ▪ silly and immature: "a childish outburst" Similar immaturebabyishinfantilejuvenilepuerilesillyinanefatuousjejunefoolishstupidirresponsiblenaiveOpposite mature

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   • 1. childishness noun

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   What does childish mean in English?

   • “childish” im amerikanischen Englisch. › like or typical of a child, or intended for children: The pictures made the magazine look childish. › When you describe the behavior of an adult or an older child as childish, you mean the person is behaving in a foolish way that is typical of a young child’s behavior.

   CHILDISH | Bedeutung im Cambridge Englisch Wörterbuch

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   What does childishness mean?

   • Childishness is childlike behavior gone sour. Childishness is a refusal to grow up. Childishness is when a person of any age acts younger than they are. While it is natural for children to act like children, it is expected that they will grow up and stop acting like children. When they do not, they are being childish.

   Luke 7:31-35 – Be Childlike, Not Childish - Redeeming God

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   How do you describe a person as childish?

   • If you describe someone, especially an adult, as childish, you disapprove of them because they behave in an immature way. ...Penny's selfish and childish behaviour. Don't be so childish. He hit back angrily, saying such remarks were childishly simplistic. He knew that he had behaved childishly. ...regressing into childishness.

   CHILDISH definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What is a childish character?

   • 1. youthful, young, boyish or girlish One of his most appealing qualities is his childish enthusiasm. 2. immature, silly, juvenile, foolish, trifling, frivolous, infantile, puerile I've never seen such selfish and childish behaviour.

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   The meaning of CHILDISH is of, relating to, or befitting a child or childhood. How to use childish in a sentence.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCHILDISH | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   like or typical of a child, or intended for children: a childish body. The pictures made the magazine look childish. When you describe the behavior of an adult or an older child as childish, you mean the person is behaving in a foolish way that is typical of a young child’s behavior. childishly.

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   Childish, infantile, childlike refer to characteristics or qualities of childhood. The ending -ish often has unfavorable connotations; childish therefore refers to characteristics that are undesirable and unpleasant: childish selfishness, outbursts of temper.

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   If you act immature or bratty, you're being childish. A childish dinner guest might pout because you didn't make dessert. While the adjective childish is sometimes used to simply mean "like a child," it's more common to use childlike in this way.

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   Define childish. childish synonyms, childish pronunciation, childish translation, English dictionary definition of childish. immature; infantile: Screaming and stamping your feet is childish. Not to be confused with: childlike – like or befitting a child; innocent: His childlike...

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   Childish means relating to or typical of a child. ...childish enthusiasm. If you describe someone, especially an adult, as childish, you disapprove of them because they behave in an immature way. ...Penny's selfish and childish behaviour. Don't be so childish.

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   CHILDISH definition: 1. Childish behaviour is silly, like that of a small child: 2. typical of a child: . Learn more.