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Recent Examples of childish The tradeoff is a bit childish, sure, but Harry is also so ubiquitous that just about everyone knows one. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2025 One standout was Helena Bonham Carter’s Red Queen running around the palace like a childish tyrant. Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2025 The Empire is a manifesto opposing the most corrupt, childish film genre. Armond White, National Review, 14 Mar. 2025 The tradeoff is a bit childish, sure, but Harry is also so ubiquitous that just about everyone knows one. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for childish
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Adjective
  • The treatment was derived from human embryonic stem cells, which researchers had coaxed into becoming immature brain cells called neuron progenitors.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Despite her experiences, Ellie is still emotionally immature, seeing independence as its own authority.
    Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • One of my favorites of the important supporting cast is the charismatic Chinese couple who runs two shops in town and provides material support to the twins’ efforts to start their juke joint — Grace (Li Jun Li) and Bow Chow (Yao), who have an adolescent daughter, Lisa (Helena Hu).
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Shot at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Ill., The Breakfast Club saw five disparate archetypical high schoolers come together, form unforgettable bonds and go through adolescent growing pains during one Saturday detention under the watchful eye of a domineering principal.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • For juvenile whales in particular, who spend more time near the surface and often explore coastal shallows, the risk is acute and growing.
    Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • After the attack, the juvenile creature was seen floating lifeless in the water, video footage shows.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Childish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childish. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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