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mackinaw

EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionary

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Antonyms

childish

adjective

child·ish

ˈchī(-ə)l-dish

Definition

of, relating to, or suitable for a child or childhood //She didn't like dolls, fairy tales were childish, and one couldn't draw all the time. — Louisa May Alcott //… heard childish voices and laughter afar up the lane … — Lucy Maud Montgomery
marked by or suggestive of immaturity and lack of poise //a childish prank //behavior that was petty and childish
lacking complexity simple //It's a childish device, but it works.
exhibiting a decline of cognitive abilities (such as memory) associated with old age //He did not like to lose his temper with his parents. … They were both getting childish and needed care and yet they resented any loss of authority. — Pearl Buck

Other Words

childishly adverb //behaving childishly //The concept is almost childishly simple. — Business Week
childishness noun //… the childishness of the scr
xlookup/gibe'>gibe (or jibe) put-down taunt

Antonyms

childish

adjective

child·ish

ˈchī(-ə)l-dish

of, relating to, or suitable for a child or childhood //She didn't like dolls, fairy tales were childish, and one couldn't draw all the time. — Louisa May Alcott //… heard childish voices and laughter afar up the lane … — Lucy Maud Montgomery
marked by or suggestive of immaturity and lack of poise //a childish prank //behavior that was petty and childish
lacking complexity simple //It's a childish device, but it works.
exhibiting a decline of cognitive abilities (such as memory) associated with old age //He did not like to lose his temper with his parents. … They were both getting childish and needed care and yet they resented any loss of authority. — Pearl Buck

Other Words

childishly adverb //behaving childishly //The concept is almost childishly simple. — Business Week
childishness noun //… the childishness of the scr