Meaning

2 senses
  1. Immature in thought or behaviour.

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

    kindisch

    ребя́ческийrebjáčeskij, инфанти́льныйinfantílʹnyj, де́тскийdétskij

    дитиня́чийdytynjáčyj, дитя́чийdytjáčyj, інфанти́льнийinfantýlʹnyj

  2. Suitable for or expected of a child.

    This game is very childish.

    kindlich, kindgerecht

    де́тскийdétskij, ребя́ческийrebjáčeskij

    дитя́чийdytjáčyj

More definitions
  • indicating a lack of maturity

Examples

104 sentences
  1. Why are you acting so childish?

    Чому ти поводишся як дитина?

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  2. Don't be so childish.

    Не будь дитиною.

    ruНе будь таким инфантильным.

    deSeid nicht so kindisch.

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  3. Isn't that childish?

    Хіба це не інфантильно?

    ruРазве это не ребячество?

    deIst das nicht kindisch?

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  4. Why is Tom acting so childish?

    ruПочему Том ведёт себя так по-ребячески?

    deWarum benimmt sich Tom so kindisch?

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  5. Tom is being childish, isn't he?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
immature, unbecoming:
Русский
By meaning 1
immature, unbecoming:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
immature, unbecoming:
belonging to or suitable for a child:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

more childish, most childish
Comparativemore childish Lesson
Superlativemost childish Lesson

regular

Synonyms

18 synonyms
immature:infantile
belonging to or suitable for a child:childly
Close in meaning

Antonyms

4 antonyms
belonging to or suitable for a child:adultA2adultlike

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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