/ Dictionary / Index C childish: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: child•ish Pronunciation: (chīl'dish), [key] — adj. of, like, or befitting a child: childish games. puerile; weak; silly: childish fears. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: childish (Thesaurus) childing child labor Related Content Daily Word Quiz: nonchalant Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language