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childish
immature; infantile: Screaming and stamping your feet is childish.
Not to be confused with:
childlike – like or befitting a child; innocent: His childlike bashfulness is charming.
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child·ish
(chīl′dĭsh)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or suitable for a child or childhood: a high, childish voice; childish nightmares.
2. Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile: tired of your childish pranks. See Synonyms at young.
child′ish·ly adv.
child′ish·ness n.
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childish
(ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ)adj
1. in the manner of, belonging to, or suitable to a child
2. foolish or petty; puerile: childish fears.
ˈchildishly adv
ˈchildishness n
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child•ish
(ˈtʃaɪl dɪʃ)adj.
1. of, like, or appropriate for a child: childish games.
2. immature; foolish: childish fears.
[before 1000]
child′ish•ly, adv.
child′ish•ness, n.
syn: childish, infantile, childlike refer to characteristics or qualities of childhood. childish refers to characteristics that are undesirable and unpleasant: childish selfishness. infantile usu. carries an even stronger idea of disapproval or scorn: infantile temper tantrums. childlike refers to those characteristics that are desirable or merely neutral: childlike innocence.
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childish
– childlike1. 'childish'
You say that someone is childish if you think they are behaving in a silly or immature way.
We were shocked by Josephine's selfish and childish behaviour.
Don't be so childish.
2. 'childlike'
You describe someone's voice, appearance, or behaviour as childlike when it seems like that of a child.
Her voice was fresh and childlike.
'That's amazing!' he cried with childlike enthusiasm.
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Adj. 1. childish - indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"
immature - characteristic of a lack of maturity; "immature behavior"
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childish
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Translations
طُفولي، صِبْياني، نَزِقطُفُوليّ
детинскидетски
dětinský
barnlig
lapsellinen
djetinjast
gyerekes
barnalegur
子供じみた
유치한
otročjiotroški
barnslig
ไร้เดียงสาอย่างเด็ก
çocukcaçocukça çocuksu
ấu trĩ
childish
[ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ] ADJCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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childish
adj (pej) → kindisch
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child
(tʃaild) – plural children (ˈtʃildrən) – noun1. a young human being of either sex. kind طِفلٌ (صَبي أو بِنْت) рожба criança dítě das Kind barn παιδί laps بچه lapsi enfant ילד बच्चा dijete gyer(m)ek anak kecil barn bambino 子供 아이 vaikas bērns kanak-kanak kind barn dziecko كوچنى، وړو كى، ما شوم (نجلۍوى كه هلك criança copil ребёнок dieťa otrok dete barn เด็ก çocuk 小孩 дитина; дитя انسانی بچہ đứa bé 小孩
2. a son or daughter. Her youngest child is five years old. kind وَلَ / إبْن / إبْنَه дете filho dítě das Kind barn παιδί, γιος ή κόρη laps فرزند lapsi enfant בן, בת शिशु dijete gyer(m)ek anak barn figlio 子 자식 vaikas bērns anak kind barn dziecko اولاد filho fiu, fiică ребёнок dieťa otrok dete barn ลูกชายหรือลูกสาว çocuk, evlât 兒子或女兒 дитина بیٹا یا بیٹی đứa con 儿子或女儿
ˈchildhood noun the state or time of being a child. Her childhood was a time of happiness. kinderjare طُفولَه، سِن الطُّفولَه детство infância dětství die Kindheit barndom παιδική ηλικία lapsepõlv دوران بچگی lapsuus enfance ילדות बचपन djetinjstvo gyermekkor masa kanak-kanak barnæska infanzia 幼年時代 유년기 vaikystė bērnība zaman kanak-kanak jeugd barndom dzieciństwo ماشومتوب، كوچنيوالى، وړكتوب infância copilărie детство detstvo otroštvo detinjstvo barndom วัยเด็ก çocukluk 童年 дитинство بچپن ، طفلی thời thơ ấu 童年
ˈchildish adjective like a child; silly. a childish remark. kinderagtig طُفولي، صِبْياني، نَزِق детински infantil dětinský kindisch barnlig παιδαριώδης lapsik بچگانه؛ احمقانه lapsellinen enfantin, puéril ילדותי लड़कपन की सी djetinjast gyerekes kekanak-kanakan barnalegur infantile 子供っぽい 유치한 vaikiškas bērnišķīgs; bērna- keanak-anakan kinderachtig barnslig, barnaktig dziecinny احمقانه infantil copilăros ребяческий; глупый detinský otročji detinjast barnslig ซึ่งเหมือนเด็ก çocukca, çocuksu 幼稚的 дитячий; легковажний بجگانہ như trẻ con 幼稚的
ˈchildishly adverb kinderagtig بِصِبْيانِيَّه наивно infantilmente dětinsky kindisch barnligt ανόητα, παιδιάστικα lapsikult بطور بچگانه lapsellisesti puérilement ביָלדוּתיוּת तुच्छतापूर्वक djetinjast gyermekien secara kekanak-kanakan barnalega in modo infantile 子供っぽく 유치하게 vaikiškai bērnišķīgi keanak-anakan kinderachtig barnslig dziecinnie لکه ماشومانی غوندی infantilmente copilăreşte по-детски detinsky otročje detinjasto barnsligt อย่างเป็นเด็ก çocukca 幼稚地 по-дитячому; легковажно بچگانہ طور پر như trẻ con 幼稚地
ˈchildishness noun kinderagtigheid صِبْيانِيَّه наивност infantilidade dětinskost, dětskost kindisches Wesen barnlighed αφέλεια lapsikus حماقت؛ بچگی lapsellisuus enfantillage, puérilité יָלדוּתיוּת तुच्छता djetinjastost gyerekesség sifat kekanak-kanakan barnaskapur fanciullaggine 子供っぽさ 유치함 vaikiškumas bērnišķīgums bersifat keanak-anakan kinderachtigheid barnslighet dziecinada حماقت infantilidade caracter copilăros детскость; ребячество detinskosť otročjost detinjarija barnslighet ความเหมือนด็ก çocukluk, çocukça davranış 幼稚 інфантильність بچگانہ خصلت trò trẻ con 幼稚
ˈchildless adjective having no children. the childless couple. kinderloos بِدونِ أوْلاد، أبْتَر бездетен sem filhos bezdětný kinderlos barnløs άκληρος lastetu بی فرزند lapseton sans enfants חֲשוּך בָּנִים नि:सन्तान bez djece gyermektelen tak beranak barnlaus senza figli 子供のいない 자식이 없는 bevaikis bezbērnu- tiada anak kinderloos barnløs bezdzietny بی اولاد sem filhos fără copii бездетный bezdetný brez otrok bez dece barnlös ไม่มีบุตร çocuksuz, çocuğu olmayan 無子女的 бездітний بے اولاد không có con 无子女的
ˈchildlike adjective innocent; like a child. childlike faith; trustful and childlike. kinderlik طُفولي، كالوَلَد невинен inocente dětský kindlich barnagtig; barnlig παιδιάστικος lapselik معصوم؛ پاک lapsenomainen pur, innocent ילדותי बाल सुलभ djetinjast, naivan gyermeki polos barnslegur innocente 子供らしい 아이 같은 vaikiškas, kaip vaikas bērnišķīgs; bērna-; nevainīgs seperti kanak-kanak kinderlijk barnlig dziecinny معصوم inocente inocent, pur детский; непосредственный detský nedolžen, naiven, otroški detinji lik ett barn, barnasinnad, barnslig ที่มีลักษณะเหมือนเด็ก masum, çocuk gibi 孩子般的,天真的 невинний, як дитина بچوں کی طرح như trẻ con 孩子般天真的
ˈchildbirth noun the act of giving birth to a child. She died in childbirth. bevalling وِلادَه، نَفاس раждане parto porod die Entbindung under barsel; i barselsseng γέννα sünnitus زایمان synnytys accouchement לידה सन्तान प्रसव porod szülés persalinan barnsburður parto 出産 출산 gimdymas dzemdības melahirkan bayi bevalling barnefødsel, barsel poród ماشوم زيږېدنه: لنګون parto naştere роды pôrod porod porođaj förlossning, barnsäng การคลอดบุตร doğum 分娩 роди, пологи ولادت quá trình sinh con 分娩
child's play something very easy. Climbing that hill will be child's play. kinderspeletjies هيِّن، سَهْل много лесно moleza hračka das Kinderspiel barnemad κτ. πανεύκολο, παιχνιδάκι juego de niños, pan comido lapsemäng بچه بازی؛ کار بسیار آسان lastenleikki jeu d'enfant מִשְחָקֵי יְלָדִים बांए हाथ का खेल dječja igra gyerekjáték mudah barnaleikur gioco da bambini 簡単なこと 아이들의 놀이 vieni juokai ļoti viegli; ‘bērnu spēle' sangat mudah kinderspel barnemat dziecinna igraszka د ماشوممانو لوبی canja fleac, bagatelă пустяковое дело hračka igrača dečija igra barnlek งานที่ง่ายมาก çocuk oyuncağı, çok kolay 輕而易舉的事 дрібниці; робота не бий лжачого بچوں کا کھیل trò trẻ con 容易干的事情
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childish
→ طُفُوليّ dětinský barnlig kindisch παιδιάστικος infantil , pueril lapsellinen puéril djetinjast infantile 子供じみた 유치한 kinderachtig barnslig dziecinny infantil детский barnslig ไร้เดียงสาอย่างเด็ก çocukça ấu trĩ 孩子气的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009