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 WebPressuring her to do that is childish on your part.—Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 28 May 2024 The Empty House Oh, for the sound of laughter
to echo in the empty halls,
oh, for the sound of children’s voices,
their clear childish calls.—Monitor Contributing Poets, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 May 2024 His feet are curled in childish concentration; soft sunlight dapples the scene.—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2024 The ensuing power struggle between Woody and Buzz threatens to put their owner’s childish things away forever in Pixar’s debut feature.—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for childish
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