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child·ish
(chīl′dĭsh)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or suitable for a child or childhood: a high, childish voice; childish nightmares.
2. Marked by or indicating a lack of maturity; puerile: tired of your childish pranks. See Synonyms at young.
child′ish·ly adv.
child′ish·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | childishly - in a childlike manner; "he acted very childishly" |
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Translations
بِصِبْيانِيَّه
dětinsky
barnligt
gyermekien
barnalega
detinsky
çocukca
childishly
[ˈtʃaɪldɪʃlɪ] ADV → de modo infantil or pueril, como un niñoshe behaved childishly → se portó como una niña
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
childishly
[ˈtʃaɪldɪʃli] adv (pejorative) [behave] → d'une manière puérile
[happy, excited, pleased] → comme un enfant
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
childishly
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
child
(tʃaild) – plural children (ˈtʃildrən) – noun1. a young human being of either sex.
2. a son or daughter. Her youngest child is five years old.
ˈchildhood noun the state or time of being a child. Her childhood was a time of happiness.
ˈchildish adjective like a child; silly. a childish remark.
ˈchildishly adverbˈchildishness noun
ˈchildless adjective
having no children. the childless couple.
ˈchildlike adjective innocent; like a child. childlike faith; trustful and childlike.
ˈchildbirth noun the act of giving birth to a child. She died in childbirth.
child's play something very easy. Climbing that hill will be child's play.
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