unchildlike

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adjective

Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be

OriginEnglish childlike ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

adjectiveunchildlike (comparative more unchildlike, superlative most unchildlike)

comparative more unchildlike · superlative most unchildlike

  1. Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be

    There are violent video games and television shows, he said, that expose children to unchildlike behavior.

    2009 January 11, Marc Lacey, “In Mexico, Curbing Violence Before It Is Learned”, in New York Times

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishchildlike
  9. Englishunchildlike

From un- + childlike.

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APA

unchildlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchildlike

MLA

“unchildlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchildlike. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unchildlike,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unchildlike.

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