childish

adjective/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/CEFR B2

ছেলেমানুষি, অপরিণত

Meaning

Behaving like a child in a silly way, said of an adult.

Example sentences

Sulking is childish.গাল ফুলিয়ে থাকা ছেলেমানুষি।
That was a childish argument.যুক্তিটি ছিল অপরিণত।

A common mistake

Her drawing is childish and delightful.→Her drawing is childlike and delightful.

Childish is an insult; childlike is a compliment. Both mean like a child, but only one is meant kindly.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: immature

Antonyms: mature

Similar words, and what each means

immature
অপরিণত, অপরিপক্ব
Not fully grown or developed; behaving in a childish way.

Other English words for “ছেলেমানুষি, অপরিণত”

immature
Not fully grown or developed; behaving in a childish way.
embryonic
At a very early stage of development.
half-baked
Not planned or thought about carefully enough.

Opposite words

mature
পরিণত, পরিপক্ব
Fully grown or developed; behaving like an adult.

Where this word is used

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“childish” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সেরা, সবচেয়ে ভালো
- • ছোট
- • অস্বস্তিকর, অস্বস্তিদায়ক
- • ছেলেমানুষি, অপরিণত
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ছেলেমানুষি, অপরিণত — childish (adjective) — ছেলেমানুষি, অপরিণত. Behaving like a child in a silly way, said of an adult.
Which word is closest in meaning to “childish”?
- • wide-awake
- • immature
- • geriatric
- • unconvincing
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immature — immature — অপরিণত, অপরিপক্ব. Not fully grown or developed; behaving in a childish way.

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