childishness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈt͡ʃaɪld.ɪʃ.nəs/ (General-American)
- /ˈt͡ʃaːld.ɪʃ.nɪs/ (Southern-US)
- /ˈt͡ʃaːld.ɪʃ.nəs/ (Southern-US)
Etymology
From Middle English childishnes, childisnes, equivalent to childish + -ness.
Meanings
- (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being childish.
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(countable) Childish behaviour.
Exorcism, unction, the sign of the cross, holy water, infant-communion, and many other childishnesses, were also called "Apostolic institutions" — not at first, but long after they were invented, to conceal their real origin […]
1868, John Mockett Cramp, Baptist History: from the foundation of the Christian church to the close of the eighteenth century, page 43:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| childishnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (32)
tr çocuksuluk (childishness) · es puerilidad (childishness) · got 𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐌴𐌹 (childishness) · de Kinderei (childishness) · non bernska (childishness) · fi lapsellisuus (childishness) · pt infantilismo (childishness) · gl rapazada (childishness) · pt gurizada (childishness) · pt puerilidade (childishness) · et lapsikus (childishness) · es chiquillería (childishness) · pt parvulez (childishness) · enm childhode (childishness) · es niñada (childishness) · fr enfantillage (childishness) · fi lapsekkuus (childishness) · pl dziecinada (childishness) · es infantilada (childishness) · es niñería (childishness) · te పిల్లతనము (childishness) · hu gyerekesség (childishness) · nah tēlpōchcaconēyōtl (childishness) · ca criaturada (childishness) · es infantilismo (childishness) · gl puerilidade (childishness) · sv barnslighet (childishness) · nl kinderachtigheid (childishness) · pt criancice (childishness) · es chiquillada (childishness) · cy plentyneiddiwch (childishness) · pa ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ (childishness)