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
The exchange ended with both men accusing the other of acting childish.
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Compiled from Candace Bushnell’s column of the same name from The New York Observer, the book is a dark and bizarre look at dating in 1990s New York, where men are pathologically childish, cruel, and self-centered, and women are domineering, striving, and manipulative.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
His comment about Shildt mad dogging him was childish and hilarious.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 June 2025
But their tit for tat antics on social media have come across as particularly childish given their immense wealth and responsibilities.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
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Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 26 June 2025
Compiled from Candace Bushnell’s column of the same name from The New York Observer, the book is a dark and bizarre look at dating in 1990s New York, where men are pathologically childish, cruel, and self-centered, and women are domineering, striving, and manipulative.
—Alice Bolin
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
His comment about Shildt mad dogging him was childish and hilarious.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 21 June 2025
But their tit for tat antics on social media have come across as particularly childish given their immense wealth and responsibilities.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 9 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for childish
Adjective
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When the eggs hatch, the immature stages start feeding.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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Why is the administration favoring advanced nuclear and next-gen geothermal which are commercially immature compared with wind and solar?—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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His adolescent daughter Louise was standing beneath a big top in a rural French town preparing to enter the center ring.—
April White,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Aug. 2025
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Boys Go to Jupiter captures an adolescent malaise without talking down to its teens — there is no preaching about real jobs, responsibilities, or five-year plans.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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As of July 29, there have been 33% more juvenile victims of gun violence compared with last year, and 18% more juveniles 17 and under have been caught with guns compared with last year, according to police.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Pulaski County’s challenges with juvenile crime and homicides were the main topics of conversation among public safety leaders at a community meeting held at Arkansas Baptist College on Wednesday morning.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
30 July 2025
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“Childish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childish. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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