All childish synonyms
child·ish
C c adj childish
- naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- foolish — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- youthful — characterized by youth; young.
- childlike — You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour.
- adolescent — Adolescent is used to describe young people who are no longer children but who have not yet become adults. It also refers to their behaviour.
- baby — A baby is a very young child, especially one that cannot yet walk or talk.
- babyish — Babyish actions, feelings, or looks are like a baby's, or are immature.
- callow — A callow young person has very little experience or knowledge of the way they should behave as an adult.
- frivolous — characterized by lack of seriousness or sense: frivolous conduct.
- green — of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
- infantile — characteristic of or befitting an infant; babyish; childish: infantile behavior.
- innocent — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- jejune — without interest or significance; dull; insipid: a jejune novel.
- juvenile — of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or suitable or intended for young persons: juvenile books.
- puerile — of or relating to a child or to childhood.
- unsophisticated — not sophisticated; simple; artless.
- young — being in the first or early stage of life or growth; youthful; not old: a young woman.
- kid stuff — something appropriate only for children.
- infantine — infantile.
adjective childish
- ingenuous — free from reserve, restraint, or dissimulation; candid; sincere.
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
- silly — weak-minded or lacking good sense; stupid or foolish: a silly writer.
- irresponsible — said, done, or characterized by a lack of a sense of responsibility: His refusal to work shows him to be completely irresponsible.
- self-indulgent — indulging one's own desires, passions, whims, etc., especially without restraint.