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Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.

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  1. a. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.
  2. a. Puerile; trifling; weak.
  3. adj. indicating a lack of maturity
  4. 1. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child. "Childish innocence." Macaulay. 2. Peurile; trifling; weak. Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is rather childish than innocent. Addison. Note: Childish, as applied tc persons who are grown up, is in a disparaging sense; as, a childish temper.
  5. j:100 s. indicating a lack of maturity