"childisch" meaning in Middle English

See childisch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈt͡ʃiːldiʃ/ Forms: childische [alternative], childishe [alternative], childissh [alternative], childysch [alternative], chyldisshe [alternative], chyldyssh [alternative], chyldysshe [alternative], childeyshe [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Old English ċildisċ; by surface analysis, child + -isch. Etymology templates: {{ety|enm|:inh|ang:ċildisċ}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*-iskaz", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*-isk", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "-isċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Old English", "term" : "ċildisċ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ang" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "childisch", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "enm" }" data-lang="enm" data-title="childisch">, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|enm|ang|ċildisċ|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old English ċildisċ, {{inh+|enm|ang|ċildisċ}} Inherited from Old English ċildisċ, {{surf|enm|child|-isch|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, child + -isch Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{comp2}}}||{{{3}}}||{{{sup2}}}|f3l=|f5l=|head=}} childisch, {{enm-adj}} childisch
  1. Childlike, juvenile (characteristic of or pertaining to a child)
    Sense id: en-childisch-enm-adj-7frYxmAP Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83
  2. (derogatory) Childish, immature; lacking maturity. Tags: derogatory
    Sense id: en-childisch-enm-adj-PT4fuVu1 Categories (other): Middle English entries with etymon, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -isch, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Children Disambiguation of Middle English entries with etymon: 17 83 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -isch: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 30 70 Disambiguation of Children: 32 68

Alternative forms

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