Childish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Childish is an adjective meaning Immature in thought or behaviour.
Meaning
Immature in thought or behaviour.
More Meanings
- Suitable for or expected of a child.
Example Sentences
This game is very childish.
Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.
She remembered, too, when, after a long childish illness, her father had carried her in his arms to the garden, […]
As I walked to and fro daily between Southwark and Blackfriars, and lounged about at meal-times in obscure streets, the stones of which may, for anything I know, be worn at this moment by my childish feet, I wonder how many of these people were wanting in the crowd that used to come filing before me in review again, to the echo of Captain Hopkins’s voice!
Synonyms for childish
Depending on context, synonyms include infantile, immature, silly, unbecoming, juvenile, puerile.
Antonyms for childish
Common opposites include adultish, mature, adult, adultlike.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include infantile, immature, puerile, childhood, juvenile, kiddo.
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