childish

[US]/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. mtoto, mtoto

Phrases & Collocations

childish behavior

tabibu

childish antics

tamasha ya watoto

childish attitude

mtindo wa mtoto

childish pranks

mchezo wa watoto

childish remarks

maneno ya mtoto

Example Sentences

a high, childish voice; childish nightmares.

sauti ya juu, ya mtoto; ndoto za utotoni.

a childish face with a bush of bright hair.

uso wa mtoto wenye nywele nyingi na nyepesi.

the childish fullness of his cheeks.

ukunjaji wa mtoto wa pua zake.

The marking on the wall was childish and unsightly.

Alama kwenye ukuta ilikuwa ya mtoto na haina sura nzuri.

'Then childish fear avaunt!

Kisha, hofu ya utoto, nda!

tired of your childish pranks.

Nimechoka na mchezo wako wa mtoto.

The little girl spoke in a high childish voice.

Mvulana mdogo alizungumza kwa sauti ya juu ya mtoto.

A childish idea like that can be amusedly tolerated.

Wazo kama hilo la mtoto linaweza kuvumiliwa kwa furaha.

the childish jape of depositing a stink bomb in her locker.

mchezo wa utotoni wa kuweka bomu la harufu kwenye kabati yake.

do you intend to keep up this childish prattle?.

Je, unataka kuendelea na gumzo hili la mtoto?.

so childish.... she is a cutey though.

yaani ni mtoto sana.... lakini yeye ni mrembo.

You would be laughed out of court with such a childish question.

Ungecheka mahakamani kwa swali kama hilo la mtoto.

We danced around with childish delight.

Tuliocheza kwa furaha ya mtoto.

the high, childish laugh was a sound that gladdened her heart.

Kicheko cha juu, cha mtoto, kilikuwa sauti iliyofurahisha moyo wake.

our parents are godlike figures to our childish eyes.

Wazazi wetu ni takwimu kama miungu kwa macho yetu ya utotoni.

We eventually ran out of patience with his childish behaviour.

Tuvunjika moyo na tabibu yake ya mtoto.

When a girl grows up,she puts childish habits on the shelf.

Wakati mwanamke anakua, anaweka tabibu za utotoni.

Real-world Examples

It just seems a little childish. - Really?

Inaonekana kama ni mtoto kidogo. - Kweli?

Source: Modern Family - Season 07

Although, to tell on someone sounds a little childish.

Ingawa, kutoa siri ya mtu inaonekana kama ni mtoto.

Source: VOA Special October 2020 Collection

They still seem childish, concerned with childish things that weren't important to me.

Wao bado wanaonekana kama ni watoto, wasiwajali vitu vya watoto ambavyo havikuwa muhimu kwangu.

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

At one school near the front, childish drawings adorn the wall.

Shule moja karibu na mbele, michoro ya watoto hupamba ukuta.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It is childish of you to say that.

Ni mtoto kwako kusema hivyo.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

I mean, it actually is a childish feud?

Ninamaanisha, je, ni vita vya watoto?

Source: Sherlock Original Soundtrack (Season 1)

You've hurt me! said a childish voice, reproachfully.

Ummenijeruhi! alisema sauti ya mtoto, kwa kukashifu.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

You hate everything inside them. This is a very harsh statement and sounds a little childish.

Unachukiza kila kitu ndani yao. Hii ni taarifa kali sana na inaonekana kama ni mtoto.

Source: VOA Special October 2019 Collection

All these moribund sexagenarians had the appearance of childish girls.

Wazee hawa wengi waliokuwa karibu kufa walionekana kama wasichana wadogo.

Source: Brave New World

Sulking is quite childish, isn't it Catherine?

Kukata tamaa ni mtoto sana, sivyo je, Catherine?

Source: 6 Minute English

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