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
Because, really, that childish interaction is based in love, right?
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
For decades, bartenders have been defaming the Mai Tai, debasing it, making and selling versions of the drink that were childish and incomplex, saccharine and flat.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Although childish and superficial, his renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War doesn’t telegraph a love of peace.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Conversations that would’ve otherwise been fun and intellectually stimulating will start to feel childish and ignorant.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2025
For decades, bartenders have been defaming the Mai Tai, debasing it, making and selling versions of the drink that were childish and incomplex, saccharine and flat.
—Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2025
Although childish and superficial, his renaming the Department of Defense as the Department of War doesn’t telegraph a love of peace.
—Steven Greenhut, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
Conversations that would’ve otherwise been fun and intellectually stimulating will start to feel childish and ignorant.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childish
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Commenting on Taiwan’s possible nuclear options, Jusen Asuka, a professor at Tohoku University and chair of the session in the conference, cautioned that SMRs remain immature and costly, and investing heavily in them could slow renewable energy development.—
Yu-Tzu Chiu,
IEEE Spectrum,
2 Oct. 2025
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In some cases, these are labelled as muscular injuries but Monasterio warns players at these ages are still skeletally immature in these regions.—
Sarah Shephard,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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According to Andrea Lunn, an integrative child and adolescent psychotherapeutic counsellor, Haines's experience reflects how attachment works in practice.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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But ever since Wembanyama was an adolescent, he has been locked in a battle against history and time.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Officials believe the animal responsible is a juvenile male bear that may have recently been separated from its mother.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
5 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors closed the Southeast Asian restaurant after spotting several live adult and juvenile German cockroaches in areas including under sinks.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Childish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childish. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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