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noun
The state or characteristic of being childish.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Childish behaviour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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noun
a property characteristic of a child
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: puerility
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: youngness
History
From Middle English childishnes, childisnes, equivalent to childish + -ness.
Across languages
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
