childish behavior

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What Eilish performs as a cathartic shedding of youthful heartbreak becomes, in 40-year-old Clarkson’s embodiment, an earth-quaking post-divorce anthem sung by a grown woman who’s had it up to here with childish behavior.

From New York Times • Jun. 8, 2022

For there to be disappointment at childish behavior presumes an expectation of adult behavior.

From The Guardian • Nov. 25, 2020

But, we will learn, money woes, communication breakdowns and childish behavior also played into the Kyle-Amber downturn.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2015

Apparently, the irony of posting an open letter, about childish behavior, on social media, is lost on her.

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2015

Percy, who disapproved of what he termed their childish behavior, didn’t spend much time in the Gryffindor common room.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling