# childish

Pronunciation: say "CHYL-dish" /ˈt͡ʃaɪldɪʃ/

## Adjective

1. Immature in the way someone thinks or behaves.
   - Simple: Acting or thinking in a silly way, like someone much younger.
   - _Their childish argument over a parking space went on for an hour._
   - _Critics called the senator's insults childish and beneath the office._
2. Suitable for a child, or of the kind expected of a child.
   - Simple: Right for a child, or the way a child usually is.
   - _The birthday card was signed in childish handwriting and purple crayon._
   - _The museum guide thought the cartoon map was a little childish for adult visitors._

## Origin

From Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ; it can be read as child + -ish.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/childish (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).