KIDDISH Synonyms: 32 Similar and Opposite Words

kiddish

adjective

Definition of kiddish

as in childish

having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children such kiddish behavior is not appropriate in church

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There is a playful feeling to many PATTARAPHAN pieces, but this is not childish work.

— Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
And also settling a very childish dispute between the airport and the contractors.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of childish

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Tests revealed that Matias had neuroblastoma, a rare childhood cancer that develops from immature nerve cells, per the Cleveland Clinic.

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
There’s nothing wrong with holding on to childhood and being a little immature from time to time.

— Loren Savini, Allure, 22 Aug. 2026

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Fornari is vice chair of the division of child & adolescent psychiatry at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center and professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

— Dr. Victor Fornari, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
The children included three under the age of 2, a 7-year-old and two adolescent girls, UNICEF said in a statement welcoming the release.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

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