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Definition of Kiddish
1. childish [adj] - See also: childish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kiddish
Literary usage of Kiddish
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1910)
"Don't get kiddish enough* to do the picturesque mountaineer act, Bobby. I can
dig you up four hundred of ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... juvenile, puerile (usually in a bad sense), youthful, brattish (contemptuous),
kiddish (slang or colloq.); spec, boyish, boylike, girlish, girl-like, ..."
3. Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the ... Annual Meeting by Southern Educational Association, Florida State Teachers Association, National Educational Association (U.S.), Southern Association of College Women (1906)
"One way to treat such cases, is that of a friend of mine who gave a talk to the
school on "puppy love," how ridiculous and childish it was, kiddish, etc. ..."
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