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unchildlike

unchildlike adjective: not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be.

Adjective

unchildlike (comparative more unchildlike, superlative most unchildlike)

  1. Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
    • There are violent video games and television shows, he said, that expose children to unchildlike behavior.2009 January 11, Marc Lacey, “In Mexico, Curbing Violence Before It Is Learned”, in New York Times

Forms of unchildlike

comparativemore unchildlike
superlativemost unchildlike

Origin of unchildlike

From un- + childlike.

Questions about unchildlike

What does unchildlike mean?
Unchildlike means not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be.
What part of speech is unchildlike?
Unchildlike is an adjective.

Words near unchildlike in the dictionary

  1. unchilded
  2. unchilding
  3. unchildish
  4. unchildishly
  5. unchildishness
  6. unchildlike
  7. unchildly
  8. unchilds
  9. unchill
  10. unchillable
  11. unchilled

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