US /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/
adj Freq #6851

Meanings

  1. 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. 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
Opposites
adultadultishadultlikemature
Word family
Derived forms childishlychildishnessoverchildishunchildish
Related forms childlike

Etymology

From Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ. By surface analysis, child + ish.

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