Lexic.us

Definition of Childish

1. Adjective. Indicating a lack of maturity. "Infantile behavior"

Definition of Childish

1. a. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.

Definition of Childish

1. Adjective. Of or suitable for a child. ¹

2. Adjective. Behaving immaturely. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Childish

1. resembling a child [adj] - See also: child

Lexicographical Neighbors of Childish

Literary usage of Childish

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Confessions of S. Augustine: Book I-X. by Augustine (1886)
"HE CONFESSES THAT AT THIS AGE HE WAS MORE FOND OF childish AMUSEMENTS AND FOLLIES THAN OF LEARNING. CHAPTER I. He declares the greatness of God: and by Him ..."

2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... Provincial for America, resides in San Francisco. thoroughly believed in play as a means of arousing childish curiosity—more than this, ..."

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