as in immature
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
you almost spoiled the ceremony for everyone with your childish giggling
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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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childish
Adjective
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He’s been there; Harper was emotional — at times, immature — as a younger player.—
Matt Gelb,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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From its opening scenes, Severance has presented the procedure the show is named for as a kind of birth, the spawning of a new, immature being.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Hope, an adolescent red wolf from one of the cloned litters produced by Colossal.—
Emily Mullin,
Wired News,
7 Apr. 2025
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After reaming her besties out for having not changed at all since their teen years, Laurie reverts back to her adolescent self.—
Jessica M. Goldstein,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Adult males, called boars, are emerging from their dens this month, with females and juvenile bears expected to follow in April and early May.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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Paulo needed physical therapy to recover from several surgeries to shorten her left leg to the length of her right leg — the difference a consequence of juvenile arthritis.—
Jordan Rau,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Childish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childish. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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