unchildlike
adjective
un·child·like
ˌən-ˈchī(-ə)l(d)-ˌlīk 
: not resembling or appropriate to a child or childhood : not childlike
an unchildlike seriousness
… her sad, unchildlike expression …—
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
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The recent wave of bans comes as many Republicans, in their opposition to gun control, climate science, food stamps, public education, and other social services, work assiduously to render the lives of American children as unchildlike as possible.
—Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2023
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First Known Use
circa 1775, in the meaning defined above
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“Unchildlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unchildlike. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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