Definition of 'childish'
1. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun]
2. adjective
If you describe someone, especially an adult, as childish, you disapprove of them because they behave in an immature way.
[disapproval]
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childish in British English
adjective
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childishly (ˈchildishly) adverb
childishness (ˈchildishness)
noun
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childish in American English
SIMILAR WORDS: ˈchildˌlike
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childishly (ˈchildishly)
adverb
childishness (ˈchildishness)
noun
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British English: childish
/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ ADJECTIVE
Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
...childish enthusiasm.
- American English: childish /tˈʃaɪldɪʃ/
- Arabic: طُفُوليّ
- Brazilian Portuguese: infantil
- Chinese: 孩子气的
- Croatian: djetinjast
- Czech: dětinský
- Danish: barnlig
- Dutch: kinderachtig
- European Spanish: infantil
- Finnish: lapsellinen
- French: puéril
- German: kindisch
- Greek: παιδιάστικος
- Italian: infantile
- Japanese: 子供じみた
- Korean: 유치한
- Norwegian: barnslig
- Polish: dziecinny
- European Portuguese: infantil
- Romanian: copilăros
- Russian: детский
- Latin American Spanish: pueril
- Swedish: barnslig
- Thai: ไร้เดียงสาอย่างเด็ก
- Turkish: çocukça
- Ukrainian: дитячий
- Vietnamese: ấu trĩ
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