childish talk

  • 1childish — child|ish [ˈtʃaıldıʃ] adj 1.) [usually before noun] relating to or typical of a child ≠ ↑adult ▪ a high childish laugh ▪ her childish excitement 2.) behaving in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are used to show… …

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  • 2childish — child|ish [ tʃaıldıʃ ] adjective * 1. ) behaving in a silly and annoying way, like a small child a ) used about behavior that is not reasonable or sensible: a childish outburst of temper It s simply childish to refuse to talk to her. 2. ) typical …

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  • 3childish */ — UK [ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ] / US adjective 1) a) behaving in a silly and annoying way, like a small child b) used about behaviour that is not reasonable or sensible a childish outburst of temper It s simply childish to refuse to talk to her. 2) typical of a… …

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  • 4prattle — 1. verb to talk incessantly and in a childish manner; to babble. 2. noun Silly, childish, talk; babble …

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  • 5baby — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 a very young child or infant, esp. one not yet able to walk. 2 an unduly childish person (is a baby about injections). 3 the youngest member of a family, team, etc. 4 (often attrib.) a a young or newly born animal. b a… …

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  • 6prate — I. v. n. Prattle, chatter, tattle, babble, gabble, palaver, jabber, be loquacious, be garrulous. II. v. a. Tell (foolishly), babble, utter, prate about. III. n. Prattle, gabble, chatter, twaddle, palaver, idle talk, childish talk, twattle, non… …

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  • 7babble — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a talk in an inarticulate or incoherent manner. b chatter excessively or irrelevantly. c (of a stream etc.) murmur, trickle. 2 tr. repeat foolishly; divulge through chatter. n. 1 a incoherent speech. b foolish, idle, or… …

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  • 8tinkle — to make a gentle ringing sound, late 14c., possibly a frequentative form of tinken to ring, jingle, perhaps of imitative origin. Meaning to urinate is recorded from 1960, from childish talk …

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  • 9Tracey Emin — Infobox Artist name = Tracey Emin imagesize = 170px caption = Tracy Emin at the Lighthouse Gala auction in aid of Terrence Higgins Trust. Photo by Piers Allardyce birthname = birthdate = Birth date and age|1963|7|3|df=y location = deathdate =… …

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  • 10Bill Lewis — Infobox Artist name = Bill Lewis imagesize = 180px caption = Bill Lewis circa 1980 birthname = William Lewis birthdate = Birth date and age|1953|8|1 location = Maidstone, Kent, England deathdate = deathplace = nationality = British field =… …

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