childish

  • 21childish — adjective 1) childish behavior Syn: immature, babyish, infantile, juvenile, puerile; silly, inane, jejune, foolish, irresponsible Ant: mature 2) a round childish face …

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  • 22childish — adjective a) Of or suitable for a child. Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter. b) Behaving immaturely. Syn: infantile, immature, silly …

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  • 23childish — See childish, childlike …

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  • 24childish — adj. Childish is used with these nouns: ↑antics, ↑delight, ↑fantasy, ↑innocence, ↑writing …

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  • 25childish — adjective childish behaviour Syn: immature, babyish, infantile, juvenile, puerile, silly Ant: mature …

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  • 26Childish Things — Studio album by James McMurtry Released September 6, 2005 Recorded 2005, Flashpoint Recording, Austin, TX Genre …

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  • 27Childish Prodigy — Studio album by Kurt Vile Released October 06, 2009 …

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  • 28childish - childlike — ◊ childish You say that someone is childish if you think they are behaving in a silly or immature way. He can be extremely understanding and kind one minute, and completely unreasonable and childish the next. ...his bad jokes, his childish pride… …

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  • 29childish, childlike — The suffix ish often has unfavorable connotations. Childish refers to undesirable characteristics (childish temper, childish selfishness). The suffix like frequently causes neutral or pleasing reactions (childlike innocence, childlike faith).… …

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  • 30Childish, Billy — (1959 )    Born in Chatham, Kent, he left school at 16, worked as an apprentice stonemason at the Naval Dockyard at Chatham, then spent time at St. Martin s School of Art to study painting. In spite of suffering from dyslexia, he has published… …

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