Synonyms for childish
ˈtʃaɪl dɪʃchild·ish

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1. childishadjective

   Behaving immaturely.

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

   Synonyms:
   infantile, silly, unbecoming, immature

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1. childish

   Boyish, childish, and girlish are used in a good sense of those to whom they properly belong, but in a bad sense of those from whom more maturity is to be expected; childish eagerness or glee is pleasing in a child, but unbecoming in a man; puerile in modern use is distinctly contemptuous. Juvenile and youthful are commonly used in a favorable and kindly sense in their application to those still young; youthful in the sense of having the characteristics of youth, hence fresh, vigorous, light-hearted, buoyant, may have a favorable import as applied to any age, as when we say the old man still retains his youthful ardor, vigor, or hopefulness; juvenile in such use would belittle the statement. Young is distinctively applied to those in the early stage of life or not arrived at maturity. Compare NEW.

   Compare synonyms for OLD.

   Synonyms:
   adolescent, boyish, callow, childlike, girlish, immature, juvenile, puerile, young, youthful

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1. childish

   Synonyms:
   weak, silly, puerile, infantine, imbecile, foolish, trifling, paltry, trivial

   Antonyms:
   strong, resolute, manly, wise, judicious, sagacious, chivalrous, profound, politic

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1. childish, infantileadjective

   indicating a lack of maturity

   "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"

   Synonyms:
   infantile

   Antonyms:
   mature

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1. childishadjective

   Synonyms:
   puerile, infantile, infantine, young, tender

2. childishadjective

   Synonyms:
   foolish, silly, weak, trifling, frivolous

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1. childishadjective

   Synonyms:
   puerile, juvenile, infantile, immature

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1. List of paraphrases for "childish":

   puerile, boyish, infant, juvenile, naive

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How to use childish in a sentence?

1. Jean Genet:

   We know that their adventures are childish. They themselves are fools. They are ready to kill or be killed over a card-game in which an opponent -- or they themselves -- was cheating. Yet, thanks to such fellows, tragedies are possible.

2. Locker Room Fight Bowles:

   There was an altercation in the locker room, it had nothing to do with football. It was something very childish. He (Smith) got cold-cocked, sucker punched, whatever you want to call it, in the jaw. He has a broken jaw, fractured jaw, it requires some surgery.

3. Johann von Goethe:

   Age does not make us childish, as some say it only finds us true children still.

4. Leo Murray:

   We're trying to remind the president how unwelcome he is in this country, donald Trump is childish, trivial, insulting. He embodies all of these things. This is an incredibly apt way to welcome him.

5. Titus Maccius Plautus:

   Not every age is fit for childish sports.