childish
/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/adjective
उच्चारण चाइल्डिश
बचकाना, नासमझी भरा
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disapproving
(of an adult) behaving in a stupid or silly way, like a child
बचकाना, नासमझी भरा
- Do not be so childish; share the notes.
- a childish argument over a pencil
- It is childish to shout when you lose an argument.
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- His childish jokes annoyed the whole office.
- Stop being childish and apologise to your sister.
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connected with or typical of a child
बच्चे जैसा, बालसुलभ
- childish handwriting
- It is childish to sulk because you lost the match.
- The wall was covered in childish drawings of elephants.
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- She spoke in a high, childish voice when she was nervous.
- He gave a childish laugh and ran off.
Synonyms young juvenile boyish girlish
Opposite adult
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
childish (negative sense)
Childish is used with a note of criticism, especially for adults or older children who behave in a silly or immature way.
'Childish' में आलोचना का भाव होता है और यह उन बड़ों के लिए आता है जो नासमझी या अपरिपक्वता से व्यवहार करते हैं।
- It was childish of him to sulk after losing.
- Stop being so childish.
it is childish of sb to do sth
This pattern puts the blame on the person: childish of him, not childish for him.
इस structure में व्यक्ति के दोष को दिखाने के लिए 'of' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
- It was childish of Radhika to refuse to shake hands.
childish vs childlike
Childlike is a pleasant word for innocence, wonder and trust; childish is a criticism of immature behaviour.
'Childlike' मासूमियत और जिज्ञासा का सुखद शब्द है, जबकि 'childish' अपरिपक्व व्यवहार की आलोचना है।
- He kept a childlike joy in kites.
- Throwing the bat was a childish act.
childish + noun
Placed before a noun it describes behaviour, ideas or games that seem silly for the person's age.
संज्ञा से पहले आकर यह उस व्यवहार, विचार या खेल को बताता है जो व्यक्ति की आयु के हिसाब से नासमझ लगे।
- Their childish quarrel lasted all week.
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childish + noun
behaviourtantrumprankargumenthandwriting
- His childish tantrum embarrassed everyone at the wedding.
adverb + childish
downrightratherutterlyfaintlypositively
- Refusing to talk to her was utterly childish.
verb + childish
actsoundseemlookfeel
- You sound childish when you blame the pen.
childish + thing
jealousyfearsulkexcusegame
- Blaming the weather was a childish excuse.
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- Hiding the remote just to win an argument is childish.
बहस जीतने के लिए रिमोट छिपा देना बचकाना है।
- The two ministers exchanged childish insults on television.
दोनों मंत्रियों ने टेलीविज़न पर बचकाने अपशब्दों का आदान-प्रदान किया।
- Radhika's childish handwriting made the answer sheet hard to read.
राधिका की बचकानी लिखावट के कारण उत्तर-पुस्तिका पढ़ना कठिन था।
- Don't be childish; apologise and move on.
बचकानापन मत करो; क्षमा माँगो और आगे बढ़ो।
- The film's childish humour did not please the adults in the audience.
फ़िल्म का बचकाना हास्य दर्शकों में बड़ों को पसंद नहीं आया।
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✗ It was childish for him to cry in the meeting.
✓ It was childish of him to cry in the meeting.
With adjectives that judge a person's character, the pattern is of + person.
व्यक्ति के स्वभाव पर निर्णय देने वाले adjective के साथ 'of + व्यक्ति' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
✗ He behaves childish at the age of forty.
✓ He behaves childishly at the age of forty.
Behave is followed by an adverb, so childishly is needed.
'Behave' के बाद adverb आता है, इसलिए 'childishly' चाहिए।
✗ It is childish to quarrel for small things.
✓ It is childish to quarrel over small things.
Quarrel takes over or about before the cause, not for.
झगड़े के कारण से पहले 'over' या 'about' आता है, 'for' नहीं।
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child·ish
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childish or childlike?
Childish is critical: an adult who is childish behaves foolishly ('a childish tantrum'). Childlike is praise: it describes the good qualities of a child, such as innocence and trust, in an adult ('childlike wonder', 'a childlike faith'). Puerile and infantile are stronger, formal versions of childish.
Childish आलोचना है: childish वयस्क मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करता है ('a childish tantrum')। Childlike प्रशंसा है: यह किसी वयस्क में बच्चे के अच्छे गुणों, जैसे भोलेपन और विश्वास, को बताता है ('childlike wonder', 'a childlike faith')। Puerile और infantile, childish के अधिक तीव्र, औपचारिक रूप हैं।
The childish/childlike pair is a regular sentence-improvement item.
Childish और childlike की जोड़ी sentence improvement में अक्सर पूछी जाती है।
§Grammar and usage
Keep the child adjectives together: childish (silly), childlike (innocent), childless (without children), childproof (safe from children).
Child वाले adjectives साथ याद रखिए: childish (बचकाना), childlike (भोला), childless (निःसंतान), childproof (बच्चों से सुरक्षित)।
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One-word substitution
Silly and childish in a way that is not appropriate is puerile or infantile.
'अनुचित ढंग से मूर्खतापूर्ण और बचकाना' puerile या infantile।