childish

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

CHILDISH, adjective 1. Belonging to a child; trifling; puerile. When I became a man, I put away childish things. 1 Corinthians 13:11. 2. Pertaining to a child; as childish yeas or age; childish sports. 3. Pertaining to children; ignorant; silly; weak; as childish fear.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI

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