childish
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childish
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/
Rhymes with -aɪldɪʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ. By surface analysis, child + -ish.
adjective more childish · most childish
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Immature in thought or behaviour.
Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.
Similar: infantile
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Suitable for or expected of a child.
This game is very childish.
Similar: childly
Similar: immature, silly, unbecoming, juvenile, puerile, kiddish, child, babish, babyish, bairnish, childish, dootsie, hissy, lactifluous, infantine, milky · Opposite: adultish, mature, adult, adultlike
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: infantile, immature, puerile, childhood, infant, juvenile, kiddo, boyish, child, silly, ridiculous, simple, naive, fledgling, naïve, jejune
Translations
Every language
adj immature, unbecoming
| Español | infantil, infantiloide, pueril, aniñado, niñato |
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| 日本語 | 幼稚 yōchi, 子供っぽい kodomoppoi, 子供じみた kodomo jimita |
| 中文 | 幼稚 yòuzhì, 孩子氣 /孩子气 háiziqì |
| Português | infantil, imaturo |
| Français | puéril, gamin |
| Deutsch | kindisch |
| Italiano | infantile, bambinesco, puerile |
| Ελληνικά | παιδιάστικος paidiástikos, παιδαριώδης paidariódis |
| Română | copilăros, imatur, pueril, infantil |
| Русский | ребя́ческий rebjáčeskij, инфанти́льный infantílʹnyj, де́тский détskij |
| العربية | طُفُولِيّ ṭufūliyy |
| עברית | ילדותי yalduti |
adj belonging to or suitable for a child
| Español | para niños, infantil |
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| 日本語 | 子供向き kodomo muki |
| Português | infantil |
| Français | enfantin, puéril |
| Deutsch | kindlich, kindgerecht |
| Ελληνικά | παιδικός paidikós |
| Русский | де́тский détskij, ребя́ческий rebjáčeskij |
| العربية | طُفُولِيّ ṭufūliyy |
| עברית | ילדותי yalduti |
Talk about this word "childish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/childish. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. childish. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/childish "childish." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/childish.Cite this
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title = {childish},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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