Meanings
plural childishnesses
- uncountableThe state or characteristic of being childish.
- countableChildish 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
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishchildishnes
- Englishchildishness
From Middle English childishnes, childisnes, equivalent to childish + -ness.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian детинщина
- детинщина (detinština)childishness
Catalan criaturada
- criaturadachildishness
Dutch kinderachtigheid
- kinderachtigheidchildishness
Estonian lapsikus
- lapsikuschildishness
Finnish lapsellisuus, lapsekkuus
- lapsellisuuschildishness
- lapsekkuuschildishness
French enfantillage
- enfantillagechildishness
German Kinderei
- Kindereichildishness
Hungarian gyerekesség
- gyerekességchildishness
Polish dziecinada
- dziecinadachildishness
Portuguese criancice, puerilidade
- criancicechildishness
- puerilidadechildishness
- infantilismochildishness
- parvulezchildishness
- gurizadachildishness
Punjabi ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ
- ਅਲ੍ਹੜਪੁਣਾ (alhṛapuṇā)childishness
Spanish puerilidad, niñería
- puerilidadchildishness
- niñeríachildishness
- chiquilladachildishness
- infantilismochildishness
- infantiladachildishness
- niñadachildishness
- chiquilleríachildishness
Swedish barnslighet
- barnslighetchildishness
Turkish çocuksuluk
- çocuksulukchildishness
Welsh plentyneiddiwch
- plentyneiddiwchchildishness
Cite this entry
childishness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childishness
“childishness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childishness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childishness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childishness.
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