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childish

[chahyl-dish] / ˈtʃaɪl dɪʃ /


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The vibes are childish, more like those of 11-year-old boys pretending they’re in an action cartoon than adult men who read books and enjoy the company of women.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

The Daily Express quotes Falklands veteran Simon Weston who describes the Argentina banner as "childish and petulant".

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

The series’ musical landscape also includes a myriad of folk songs, such as the drunken tavern tune “Alice With Three Fingers” and the childish rhyming couplets of “The Hammer and the Anvil.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Little by little, through her childish chatter retracing her arrival in Denmark and some research done in South Korea, Randel uncovered a different story from the one in her Danish adoption papers.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

Mainly because as each of us gets better and wiser in our particular areas of expertise, we have to toss everything and start over, deeming the old material to be childish and unprofessional.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman




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