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Definition of childish adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

childish

adjective
 
/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
 
/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
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  1. connected with or typical of a child
    • childish handwriting
    Topics Life stagesb2
  2. (disapproving) (of an adult) behaving in a stupid or silly way synonym immature
    • Don't be so childish!
    opposite mature compare childlike
See childish in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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