Babyish - English meaning

adjective

(of a young person) in the process of developing from a child into an adult.

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Many parents find it hard to understand their adolescent children

noun

An adolescent boy or girl.

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The books are aimed at children and adolescents

adjective

Between the ages of a child and an adult

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The two adolescent boys made their mother very tired., [ c ] he had an unhappy adolescence., i teac…

adjective

Of, like, or appropriate to a child.

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Childish enthusiasm

adjective

Like or typical of a child, or intended for children

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A childish body, the pictures made the magazine look childish., kate is 43, but she can be childish…

adjective

Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

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He was foolish enough to confide in her

adjective

Not fully developed.

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Many of the fish caught are immature

adjective

Not completely developed physically, mentally, or emotionally, or lacking the expected type of responsible behavior for your age

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Some of the boys in my class are so immature – they’re always doing silly things., physical/emotion…

adjective

Lacking sense or meaning; silly.

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Don't badger people with inane questions

adjective

Extremely silly or lacking real meaning or importance

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There are so many inane programs on television!

adjective

Of or occurring among babies or very young children.

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Infantile colic

adjective

Of or relating to babies

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Infantile diseases, infantile humor

adjective

Naive, simplistic, and superficial.

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Their entirely predictable and usually jejune opinions

adjective

Very simple or childish

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He made jejune generalizations about how all students were lazy and never did any work., a jejune l…

adjective

For or relating to young people.

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Juvenile crime

noun

A young person.

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It promises efforts to correct behavioural problems among juveniles and to adopt changes to educati…

adjective

Of, by, or for a young person who is not yet an adult

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He studied both adult and juvenile crime.

adjective

(of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.

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The rather naive young man had been totally misled

adjective

Too ready to believe someone or something, or to trust that someone’s intentions are good, esp. because of a lack of experience

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It was naive of her to think that she would ever get her money back.

adjective

Childishly silly and immature.

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A puerile argument

adjective

Behaving in a silly way, not like an adult

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I find his sense of humour rather puerile.

adjective

Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish.

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Another of his silly jokes

noun

Denoting fielding positions very close to the batsman.

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Silly mid-on

adjective

Showing a lack of thought or judgment; not serious and not showing much intelligence

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A silly grin, i watched another silly movie last night., it’s time to stop the silliness and get se…