Hypertext Webster Gateway: "childish"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Childish \Child"ish\, a.
1. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.
``Childish innocence.'' --Macaulay.

2. Puerile; trifling; weak.

Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is
rather childish than innocent. --Addison.

Note: Childish, as applied to persons who are grown up, is in
a disparaging sense; as, a childish temper.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

childish
adj : indicating a lack of maturity; "childish tantrums";
"infantile behavior" [syn: {infantile}]

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