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 WebIn her clipped but childish tones, the young Elizabeth marvels at the lives being led in these far-flung corners of the world. Tom Mctague, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2022 The 18-year-old accused of the carnage in New York left behind a disjointed and childish manifesto that singles out not only Black people, but mixed-race marriages — and the children of them — as something to be eliminated.Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2022 Everything was still Disney themed, but nothing was childish. Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 9 Aug. 2022 There was an unexpected, almost childish exuberance in Elizabeth’s messages to Sunny. Liz Meriwether, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2022 Joshua Wolf Coleman is delightful in his childish complaints about Wharton’s beloved dogs, his demands for Posy’s assistance with the most mundane activities, and his constant need for attention. Terry Byrne, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2022 Closer examination, though, reveals the kind of childish jokes that have made the 49-year-old rapper an easy target for criticism in recent years. Kenan Draughorne, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2022 Jonathan Anderson and the Prada duo leaned into childish innocence, with the first focusing on silliness and play and the latter on boyish proportions. José Criales-unzueta, Vogue, 30 June 2022 Lurking in these memories is my childish realization of something my mother knew as an adult: how thin the divide is that exists between safety and danger.New York Times, 12 May 2022 See More