- 1(disapproving) (of an adult) behaving in a stupid or silly way synonym immature Don't be so childish! opposite mature compare childlike
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- 2connected with or typical of a child childish handwriting
adverb to behave childishly
noun [uncountable]See childish in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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