noun
- plural of childishness; the quality or state of being childish; immature or silly behavior
Usage: countable and uncountable uses; typically used in plural to refer to multiple instances or manifestations of childish behavior
Examples
- His constant childishnesses made it difficult for him to be taken seriously at work.
- The teacher grew tired of the students' childishnesses during the lesson.
- Despite her age, she displayed various childishnesses that annoyed her colleagues.
- We all have moments of childishness, but repeated childishnesses suggest a lack of growth.
- The film poked fun at the childishnesses of the main character throughout the story.