US /ˈkɪdɪʃ/ UK /ˈkɪdɪʃ/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    childish; resembling or befitting a child

    He felt a kiddish thrill at the sight of the carnival lights.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · childish; resembling or... childishchildlikepuerileimmaturejuvenileinfantile
Opposites
Word family
Related forms kidkiddiekiddy

Etymology

From kid ('child', originally 'young goat', of Scandinavian origin) + the adjectival suffix -ish.

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