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Meanings of childish in English

Behaving immaturely, like a child.

Usage of childish in English
1
Ed isn't sure whether this is childish vandalism or important Susan work.
Sympathy for the devil
2
Therefore it was so childish of her to react in this way.
Zero Point
3
Rose took a childish delight in polishing the china with her dish-towel.
The Shoulders of Atlas: A Novel
4
Every problem becomes very childish when once it is explained to you.
Sherlock holmes: the complete illustrated novels
5
He's behaving in a childish, irresponsible way that simply cannot be tolerated.
Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
6
The brooding, the moodiness; all the childish qualities, were my own importations.
The Inheritors
7
To be sure, all this development was still at a childish level.
Earth Abides
8
He watched the many features of the bewildering panorama with childish enthusiasm.
David Lannarck, Midget / An Adventure Story
9
Dudley seized the pen and in round, childish hand wrote as follows:
His Big Opportunity
10
She was, Fern saw as from a great height, childish and futile.
The Rains Came
11
Her childish phraseology made Owen smile in the midst of his annoyance.
The Making of a Soul
12
At least the possibilities of stun-guns were envisioned in their childish games.
The Pirates of Ersatz
13
The distinction between civil toleration and theological toleration is vain and childish.
Emile
14
You are getting bolder by the day in a more childish way.
Corpus of a Siam Mosquito
15
For the first time my childish loss seemed in a measure compensated.
Moths of the Limberlost: A Book About Limberlost Cabin
16
The womanly instinct toward adornment had in her taken this childish turn.
The Hoosier Schoolmaster: A Story of Backwoods Life in Indiana
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common
Ireland
Less common