childish B2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/ See IPA manual Freq #6851 Meanings 1 adj Behaving in a silly, immature way that you would not expect from an adult. Your childish tantrums won't change my mind. 2 adj Typical of or suitable for a child. This game is too childish for teenagers. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · behaving in a silly,... infantile 2 adj · typical of or suitable for... childly More babishbabyishbairnishchildchildlikedootsiehissyimmatureinfantinejuvenilekiddishlactifluous ↔ Opposites adultadultishadultlikemature Word family Derived forms childishlychildishnessoverchildishunchildish Related forms childlike Common collocations childish voice Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ. By surface analysis, child + ish. childissh Middle English ċildisċ Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # childish **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/ **Frequency rank:** 6851 ## Meanings 1. Behaving in a silly, immature way that you would not expect from an adult. 2. Typical of or suitable for a child. ## Examples - Your childish tantrums won't change my mind. - This game is too childish for teenagers. ## Synonyms - babish - babyish - bairnish - child - childlike - dootsie - hissy - immature - infantine - juvenile - kiddish - lactifluous ## Antonyms - adult - adultish - adultlike - mature ## Derived Forms - childishly - childishness - overchildish - unchildish ## Related Forms - childlike ## Roots and Affixes - Root: childissh - Root: ċildisċ - Affix: -ish - somewhat ## Etymology From Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ. By surface analysis, child + ish. ## AI Etymology childish is an adjective. It is from Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ. By surface analysis, child + ish. Historical forms in the chain include childissh (Middle English) and ċildisċ (Old English). Current senses include behaving in a silly, immature way that you would not expect from an adult and typical of or suitable for a child. Derived forms include childishly, childishness, overchildish, and unchildish. Related words include childlike. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown