childish
adjective
uk/ˈtʃaɪl.dɪʃ/us/ˈtʃaɪl.dɪʃ/B2
typicalof achild:
孩子的；稚嫩的childishhandwriting稚嫩的笔迹
B2disapproving
If anadultis childish, theybehavebadlyin a way that would beexpectedof achild:
（成人）孩子气的，幼稚的He wasn'tenjoyingtheoccasionso hethoughthe'dspoilit for everyoneelse- it was very childish of him.他并不喜欢这样的场合，所以就想给大家都搅和了——真是太幼稚了。
Synonyms
immaturedisapproving
juveniledisapproving
pueriledisapproving
Compare
childlike
- How very childish of her torefusetospeakto me!
- I've had enough ofyourchildishpranks.
- "Stop this childishnonsenseatonce!" heshoutedfuriously.
- Don't be so childish - just give me thekeysandstopmessingabout.
- She said we should beashamedofourchildishbehaviour-fightingover who got the laststrawberry.
Children & babies
- ankle-biter
- arrival
- babe
- babe in arms
- baby
- crawler
- designer baby
- devil
- diddums
- dummy
- pacifier
- papoose
- perisher
- pest
- potty
- toilet-trained
- tomboy
- tot
- tyke
- urchin
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Physically and mentally mature & immature