childish (Meaning)

Wordnet

childish (s)

indicating a lack of maturity

Webster

childish (a.)

Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.

Puerile; trifling; weak.

childish Sentence Examples

  1. His childish behavior often got him into trouble with his classmates.
  2. She couldn't help but laugh at his childish antics during the meeting.
  3. The argument escalated due to their childish bickering.
  4. It's time to put away childish things and act like responsible adults.
  5. I was surprised by his childish response to the criticism.
  6. Despite her age, she still retained a childish enthusiasm for life.
  7. His childish pranks annoyed his older siblings.
  8. The teacher reprimanded the students for their childish behavior in class.
  9. His decision to storm out of the room was seen as childish by his colleagues.
  10. It's important to address childish tendencies in order to mature and grow as individuals.

FAQs About the word childish

indicating a lack of maturityOf, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child., Puerile; trifling; weak.

juvenile, adolescent,immature, jejune, babyish, kiddish,infantile, puerile, girlish, naive

adult, mature,mature, adult, experienced, grown-up, sophisticated, worldly, worldly, knowing

His childish behavior often got him into trouble with his classmates.

She couldn't help but laugh at his childish antics during the meeting.

The argument escalated due to their childish bickering.

It's time to put away childish things and act like responsible adults.