as in childish
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
such kiddish behavior is not appropriate in church
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Adjective
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The Empire is a manifesto opposing the most corrupt, childish film genre.—
Armond White,
National Review,
14 Mar. 2025 -
Trump Turnberry calls pro-Palestinian group's actions a 'childish, criminal act' Police in Scotland said officers were investigating after receiving a report about the golf course being damaged around 4:40 a.m., a spokesperson for the department told Reuters and Fox News.—
Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
10 Mar. 2025
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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Disturbing New Details Emerge About the State of the Global Climate Chronic Climate Stressors Hadfield and her team identified three main ways that climate change affected adolescent mental health.—
Stephanie Edwards,
Discover Magazine,
19 Mar. 2025
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The low-scoring adolescent may not have enjoyed those same advantages and may have experienced stress due to poverty.—
Dalton Conley,
TIME,
19 Mar. 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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“Kiddish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/kiddish. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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