adv
Meaning 1
In a childish manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
childishly
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adverb
Meaning 2
in a childlike manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he acted very childishly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English childish Middle English -ly English -ly English childishly From childish + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: fëmijërisht — in a childish manner
- Estonian: lapsikult — in a childish manner
- Finnish: lapsellisesti — in a childish manner
- German: kindisch — in a childish manner
- Hungarian: gyerekesen — in a childish manner
- Middle English: childly — in a childish manner
- Polish: dziecinnie — in a childish manner
- Portuguese: infantilmente — in a childish manner
- Romanian: copilărește — in a childish manner