as in immature
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
you almost spoiled the ceremony for everyone with your childish giggling
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Recent Examples of childish
And anybody that thinks otherwise is just being foolish and immature and childish.
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
But don’t think of this as a childish experience.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
That was a childish goal of the sort that had led her to challenge deëxtinction for so many years.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
That was arrogant and childish.
—Amelia Tait, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
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ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
But don’t think of this as a childish experience.
—Yvette Walker, Kansas City Star, 8 Apr. 2025
That was a childish goal of the sort that had led her to challenge deëxtinction for so many years.
—D. T. Max, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
That was arrogant and childish.
—Amelia Tait, New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childish
Adjective
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The treatment was derived from human embryonic stem cells, which researchers had coaxed into becoming immature brain cells called neuron progenitors.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
17 Apr. 2025
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Despite her experiences, Ellie is still emotionally immature, seeing independence as its own authority.—
Mary McNamara,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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One of my favorites of the important supporting cast is the charismatic Chinese couple who runs two shops in town and provides material support to the twins’ efforts to start their juke joint — Grace (Li Jun Li) and Bow Chow (Yao), who have an adolescent daughter, Lisa (Helena Hu).—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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Shot at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Ill., The Breakfast Club saw five disparate archetypical high schoolers come together, form unforgettable bonds and go through adolescent growing pains during one Saturday detention under the watchful eye of a domineering principal.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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For juvenile whales in particular, who spend more time near the surface and often explore coastal shallows, the risk is acute and growing.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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After the attack, the juvenile creature was seen floating lifeless in the water, video footage shows.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Childish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childish. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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