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childish

[ chahyl-dish ]

adjective

  1. of, like, or befitting a child:

    childish games.

  2. puerile; weak; silly:

    childish fears.



childish

/ ˈʃɪɪʃ /

adjective

  1. in the manner of, belonging to, or suitable to a child
  2. foolish or petty; puerile

    childish fears

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Derived Forms

  • ˈ󾱱徱, adverb
  • ˈ󾱱徱Ա, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of childish1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English childisch, Old English cildisc; child + -ish 1
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Synonym Study

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. Infantile, originally a general word, now often carries an even stronger idea of disapproval or scorn than does childish: infantile reasoning, behavior. The ending -like has pleasing or neutral connotations; childlike therefore refers to the characteristics that are desirable and admirable: childlike innocence, trust.
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Kilmer's reputation for being difficult on set had reportedly exploded into open warfare with the director, Joel Schumacher, normally the most temperate of men, who called his leading man's behaviour "difficult and childish".

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And he is unsettled by Trump's "childish" behaviour.

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Trump, on the other hand, made himself vulnerable to this manipulation by being a childish narcissist who will give the world to anyone who fawns over him.

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President Donald Trump has moved beyond "American carnage," leaving the nihilistic outlook of his first term behind in favor of gleeful bullying and childish name-calling.

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It’s serviceable, invisible, and he adds a few stylistic quirks, like the broken-bone tally in a childish font or a few animated sequences in order to represent how Austin “sees” the world.

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