Thesaurus:childish

Thesaurus:childish

THESAURUS

childish

English

Synonyms

• babyish

• childish

• dootsie (UK dialect)

• hissy

• lactifluous

• infantile

• infantine

• immature

• kiddish

• juvenile

• milky

• puerile

Antonyms

• mature    [WS]

Hyponyms

• brattish

• bratty

• petulant

Hypernyms

• childlike    [WS]

• unsuitable    [WS]

• young    [WS]

Further reading

• “129. infant” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “childish” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.