English Explanatory Dictionary

childishness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state or characteristic of being childish.
  2. Childish behaviour.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃaɪld.ɪʃ.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Qwertygiy-childishness.wav /ˈt͡ʃaːld.ɪʃ.nəs/ /ˈt͡ʃaːld.ɪʃ.nɪs/

Word forms

childishness childishnesses

Etymology

From Middle English childishnes, childisnes, equivalent to childish + -ness.

Related words

puerilism puerility

Translations

Catalan: criaturada Dutch: kinderachtigheid Estonian: lapsikus Finnish: lapsellisuus Finnish: lapsekkuus French: enfantillage Galician: puerilidade Galician: rapazada German: Kinderei Gothic: 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹 Hungarian: gyerekesség Middle English: childhode Nahuatl: tēlpōchcaconēyōtl Old Norse: bernska Polish: dziecinada Portuguese: criancice Portuguese: puerilidade Portuguese: infantilismo Portuguese: parvulez Portuguese: gurizada Punjabi: ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ Spanish: puerilidad Spanish: niñería Spanish: chiquillada Spanish: infantilismo Spanish: infantilada Spanish: niñada Spanish: chiquillería Swedish: barnslighet Telugu: పిల్లతనము Turkish: çocuksuluk Welsh: plentyneiddiwch
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