She has a childish face.
a letter written in childish scrawl
He opened the gifts with childish delight.
We're tired of their childish games.
I find his humor very childish.
Recent Examples on the WebAs workers begin to ration out the soup in various bowls, some children clamored at the gates amid shouts and childish cheers.—NBC News, 20 Jan. 2024 In the past, floral fragrances were considered too childish or comparable to Grandma's potpourri, but now scents have complex notes worthy of signature status and a place on our best fragrances list.—Ariana Yaptangco, Glamour, 24 Jan. 2024 Earning the contempt of angry and childish pro-Hamas protesters is an incalculable benefit to him.—Rich Lowry, National Review, 15 Jan. 2024 And, indeed, Sandler's stardom came on the back of him dicking around with funny voices, childish characters, and sketches based around both.—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 14 Dec. 2023 And Indira kicks her useless husband to the curb in part because of the huge financial debt he’s burdened her with while pursuing his various futile childish dreams.—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024 So Snyder remakes the childish Star Wars series into rousing adult moral lessons, whereas Martin Scorsese succumbs to America’s current self-loathing in his first political film (and first Western)— a bland epic superficially preoccupied with white supremacy.—Armond White, National Review, 5 Jan. 2024 Maya’s unrequited crush on the blonde-haired SEAL and her disdain for Ava is exhausting and childish.—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023 Dear Amy: My boyfriend of almost three years is very childish.—Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2024
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