CHILDISH, CHILDISHNESS
ADJECTIVES
► AVISH ► AYVISH half-witted, silly; babyish, aping childishness → 1881
► BABBISH childish, puerile → 1898 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BABISH childish, babyish, silly; used contemptuously → 1553 arch.
► BABY-ASS childish → 1990s African-American sl.
► BAIRNIE childish → 1908 Sc.
► BAIRNISH childish; silly → 1826 Eng. dial.
► BAIRN-LIKE childish; weak-minded → 1874 Eng. dial.
► BAIRNLY childish → 1533 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
► BAIRNLY-LIKE childish → 1895 Sc.
► BESSY-BAB ► BESSY-BABS childish, foolish → 19C Eng. dial.
► CHILD-GEARED having childish manners, silly → 1340 obs.
► DESIPIENT childish, foolish, silly, playful; playing the fool → 1727
► DOITY childish, silly; feeble → 19C Eng. dial.
► MAY-GEMMIN childish, frolicsome, silly → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NANNY-CRATTY childish, foolish, weak-minded, of small account → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► NINNY-NONNY childish, stupid, foolish, weak-minded → 1865 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► TID childish, silly, affecting simplicity → 1856 Eng. dial.
NOUNS
► CHILDHEAD a childish action → 1340 obs.
► BABISM a childish practice → 1653 obs.
► BAIRNHEID childishness → 1505 obs.
► BAIRNISHNESS childishness; weakmindedness → 1874 Eng. dial.
► BAIRNLINESS childishness → 1898 Sc. (Bk.)
► ENFANTILLAGE a childish action or prank; childish behaviour → 1827
► FAUNTELTE childishness → 1377 obs.
► GAY childish amusement → 1582 obs.
► PUERILITY a being childish, foolish, or trivial → 1425
► PUSH-PIN an activity considered trivial or childish → 1660 obs.
NOUNS – PERSON
► BABE a childish or foolish person; an inexperienced, naive, or innocent person → 1542
► BABY a childish, immature, or foolish person → 1539 often derogatory
► BAIRN a childish or weak-minded person → 1898 Sc.
► BAIRNIE ► BARNEY a soft person having very childish perceptions and actions → 1862 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BAUBLE a childish or foolish person; a silly trifler → 1606 obs.
► BESSY-BAB ► BESSY-BABS a person fond of childish amusements or silly talk → 1828 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► BOOBY a childish, foolish, inept, or blundering person; also, a person who cries readily; a crybaby → 1600 colloq.
► DAB-CHICK a childish person → 1895 obs. (Bk.)
► DOBBIE a childish old man; a dotard; a stupid fellow; a blockhead; a fool; a simpleton → 1677 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► GIB a young woman whose manners are childish → 1865 Eng. dial.
► PAP-MOUTH a childish boy or girl → 1895 Eng. dial.
► PETTY-BAB a person who acts childishly → 19C Eng. dial.
► TAUPIE a childish, foolish, or thoughtless girl or young woman → 1728 Sc.
► YOW-PAP a childish, silly fellow → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
VERBS
► JACK AROUND to act childishly; to mess about; to waste time → 1905 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► LALL to speak childishly; to say ‘lal, lal’ → 1878
► LALLATE to speak baby-like → 1623 obs.
► SMELL OF THE BABY to be childish → 1618
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