childish
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“But no. There is something in his denial, in his insistence that it never happened, in his childish fury toward the newspaper that investigated his antisemitic past, that sounds like an admission.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
"He's being childish," one opposition MP told me, on condition that he remained anonymous.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
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 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
And I, with only the thistledown of childish care upon me, would listen lightly and take up my pencil again.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
Vocabulary lists containing childish
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word