childish

Definition

Immature in thought or behaviour.

Etymology

From Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ. By surface analysis, child + ish.

Example Sentences

• "Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter."
• "This game is very childish."
• "She remembered, too, when, after a long childish illness, her father had carried her in his arms to the garden, […]"

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