- cildisc
- adj childish, puerile
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
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childish — childishly, adv. childishness, n. /chuyl dish/, adj. 1. of, like, or befitting a child: childish games. 2. puerile; weak; silly: childish fears. [bef. 1000; ME childisch, OE cildisc. See CHILD, ISH1] Syn. CHILDISH, INFANTILE, CHILDLIKE refer to… … Universalium
isc — adjective suffix modern ish, a suffix of adjectives, connoting the quality of the object denoted by the stem, e.g., ceorlisc churlish; cildisc childish; also connotes origin from a place or stock, e.g. Englisc, Grécisc, Iudéisc … Old to modern English dictionary
childish — O.E. cildisc proper to a child, from CHILD (Cf. child) + ISH (Cf. ish). Meaning puerile, immature, like a child in a bad sense is from early 15c. Related: Childishness … Etymology dictionary
childish — /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ / (say chuyldish) adjective 1. of, like, or befitting a child. 2. puerile; weak; silly. {Middle English childisch, Old English cildisc} –childishly, adverb –childishness, noun …
childish — [chīl′dish] adj. [ME < OE cildisc: see CHILD & ISH] 1. of, like, or characteristic of a child 2. not fit for an adult; immature; silly SYN. CHILDLIKE childishly adv. childishness n … English World dictionary
child´ish|ness — child|ish «CHYL dihsh», adjective. 1. of a child: »sweet childish days (Wordsworth). 2. like a child; immature: »The little boy will outgrow his childish fear of doctors. 3. not proper for a grown person; silly; foolish: »C … Useful english dictionary
child´ish|ly — child|ish «CHYL dihsh», adjective. 1. of a child: »sweet childish days (Wordsworth). 2. like a child; immature: »The little boy will outgrow his childish fear of doctors. 3. not proper for a grown person; silly; foolish: »C … Useful english dictionary
child|ish — «CHYL dihsh», adjective. 1. of a child: »sweet childish days (Wordsworth). 2. like a child; immature: »The little boy will outgrow his childish fear of doctors. 3. not proper for a grown person; silly; foolish: »C … Useful english dictionary
