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childish

 
 
/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/ adjective

Translation

SILLY Childish behaviour is silly, like that of a small child.
çocukça, safça ve biraz da aptalca, düşünmeden
Don't be so childish!1568
OF CHILD typical of a child
çocuksu, çocuğumsu, çocuk ruhlu
childish handwriting1568621
childishly adverb
çocukça
childishness noun [U]
çocukluk
(Definition of childish adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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