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childish

Definition for childish

adjective as in immature, silly

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The boy is unusually self-reliant and mature but also childish and understandably vulnerable.

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Since female swimmers, like their male counterparts, tend to be tall, the video only served to make Gaines look childish and came at the expense of her athletic image.

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Why would he even engage and respond to this childish stunt?

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I mistakenly thought we might still be playing a childish language game.

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Guests lit up with childish excitement and impatience.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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