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
Speaking of childish fun, coloring is one thing, but sometimes parents have to set screen time rules and stick by them.
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Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
But the fanbases of those games are not buying it, and have undergone a campaign to embarrass Musk as much as possible about his claims, dragging him into childish internet fights.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks Bad Bunny can’t help but revel in the childish joy of being back home, and the euphoric title track sums this feeling up.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
And a cute baby hippo bit her zookeeper’s knee in a fit of childish rage, launching a thousand memes.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
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Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 3 Jan. 2025
But the fanbases of those games are not buying it, and have undergone a campaign to embarrass Musk as much as possible about his claims, dragging him into childish internet fights.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
Editor’s picks Bad Bunny can’t help but revel in the childish joy of being back home, and the euphoric title track sums this feeling up.
—Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
And a cute baby hippo bit her zookeeper’s knee in a fit of childish rage, launching a thousand memes.
—Rob Reddick, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childish
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Edamame Edamame are immature green soybeans high in protein, fiber, iron, vitamin C, and calcium.—
Jamie Johnson,
Verywell Health,
6 Feb. 2025
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People who are emotionally immature often won’t take responsibility for their own actions when something goes wrong.—
Kathy and Ross Petras, Contributors,
CNBC,
1 Feb. 2025
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The move swept up many resources on the CDC website, ranging from data on adolescent health and infectious disease to clinical guidelines on reproductive care and HIV.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
6 Feb. 2025
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Dawn Bounds, PhD, an Assistant Professor at the University of California, Irvine Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, specializes in social media and adolescent mental health.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
3 Feb. 2025
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Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA) is a distinctive subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis, characterized by fever and arthritis, often accompanied by rash, according to the National Institute of Health.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
Fox News,
7 Feb. 2025
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He was charged with first-degree grand theft vehicle and taken to a juvenile corrections center.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2025
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“Childish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childish. Accessed 18 Feb. 2025.
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