Definition & Meaning of "childish"in English

childish

behaving in a way that is immature or typical of a child

Grammatical Information

Composition

Compound

qualitative

Superlative

most childish

Comparative

more childish

gradable

domain

behavior, maturity, personality

Examples

Instead of resolving their issues maturely, they resorted to childish name-calling and insults.

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childishly

childishness

childish

child

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