as in immature
having or showing the annoying qualities (as silliness) associated with children
you almost spoiled the ceremony for everyone with your childish giggling
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Recent Examples of childish
The first as intended, that the debate was childish silliness that didn’t help anyone choose a candidate.
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Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 17 Sep. 2024
Just enjoy this amazing spectacle and stop being childish.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Voters are bored with the cruel and childish rhetorical exchanges between candidates and prefer to hear their ideas and compare their agendas instead.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
But there’s also a childish naivety to it: there’s nothing clever about the way James conducted himself in Dominik’s film.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
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Letters To The Editor, Orange County Register, 17 Sep. 2024
Just enjoy this amazing spectacle and stop being childish.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 Aug. 2024
Voters are bored with the cruel and childish rhetorical exchanges between candidates and prefer to hear their ideas and compare their agendas instead.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2024
But there’s also a childish naivety to it: there’s nothing clever about the way James conducted himself in Dominik’s film.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 14 Aug. 2024
See all Example Sentences for childish
Recent Examples of Synonyms for childish
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During the show’s run, Kevin was sometimes considered selfish and immature, especially when compared to some of the gentler members of the Pearson clan.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Adult human beings—even the callous, tone-deaf, emotionally immature ones—demonstrate an understanding of death that is remarkable in its sophistication.Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
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The company highlighted the initiation of an adolescent/adult cohort for its NGN-401 clinical trial for Rett syndrome and announced positive interim clinical data.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 18 Nov. 2024
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Christ stands with arms folded, eyes narrowed—a perfect image of sulking adolescent defiance.Christian K. Kleinbub, ARTnews.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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Texas juvenile detention centers have a decadeslong history of violations and abuses, which began to be uncovered in the early 2000s by Texas newspapers.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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The decision on Monday by Milwaukee County Juvenile Court Judge Jane V. Carroll gives direction to the case; the child's defense lawyers argued for months was more appropriate for the juvenile system.Chris Ramirez, Journal Sentinel, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Childish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/childish. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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