"unchildlike" meaning in English

See unchildlike in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more unchildlike [comparative], most unchildlike [superlative]
Etymology: From un- + childlike. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|childlike}} un- + childlike Head templates: {{en-adj}} unchildlike (comparative more unchildlike, superlative most unchildlike)
  1. Not childlike; inappropriate for a child to do or be
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