Etymology

childish

child·ish
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Today it means: Immature in thought or behaviour. Full definition →

Middle English childisch ← Old English ċildisċ
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The story

  1. Old Englishċild
  2. Old Englishċildisċ
  3. Middle Englishchildisch
  4. English todaychildish

From Middle English childisch, from Old English ċildisċ. By surface analysis, child + -ish.

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