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childish

adjective

  1. immature
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/

adj

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

  1. Immature in thought or behaviour.

    Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.

  2. Suitable for or expected of a child.

    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, […]