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English Dictionary: childish by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
childish
adj
  1. indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums"; "infantile behavior"
    Synonym(s): childish, infantile
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Childish \Child"ish\, a.
      1. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.
            [bd]Childish innocence.[b8] --Macaulay.
  
      2. Puerile; trifling; weak.
  
                     Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is
                     rather childish than innocent.            --Addison.
  
      Note: Childish, as applied to persons who are grown up, is in
               a disparaging sense; as, a childish temper.
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