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childish | hello |

As an adjective childish

is of or suitable for a child.

As an interjection hello is

A greeting (salutation) said when meeting someone or acknowledging someone’s arrival or presence.

As a noun hello is

"Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.

As a verb hello is

to greet with "hello".

childish

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or suitable for a child.
  • Behaving immaturely.
    • Your childish temper tantrums are not going to change my decision on this matter.

    Related terms

    * childlike

    Synonyms

    * (behaving immaturely) infantile, immature, silly, unbecoming, juvenile

    hello

    English

    Alternative forms

    * hallo * hilloa (obsolete) * hullo (UK)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • * , chapter=7
    • , title= Mr. Pratt's Patients , passage=I made a speaking trumpet of my hands and commenced to whoop “Ahoy!” and “Hello!'” at the top of my lungs.
  • (colloquial)

    • Usage notes

    * The greeting hello is among the most generic and neutral in use. It may be heard in nearly all social situations and in nearly all walks of life, and is unlikely to cause offense.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "hello")

    Synonyms

    * (greeting) ** g'day, hey, hi, ** hallo, hi, hiya, ey up ** hallo, hey, hi, howdy ** how's it going, hey, hi ** howzit ** (slang) wassup, what's up, yo, sup * See also

    Antonyms

    * (greeting) bye, goodbye

    Derived terms

    *

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "hello")

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • "!" or an equivalent greeting.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=April 29, author=Stephanie Rosenbloom, title=A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=In many new buildings, though, neighbors are venturing beyond tight-lipped hellos at the mailbox.}}

    Synonyms

    * greeting

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To greet with "hello".
  • * 2013 , Ivan Doig, English Creek (page 139)
    • I had to traipse around somewhat, helloing' people and being ' helloed , before I spotted my mother and my father, sharing shade and a spread blanket with Pete and Marie Reese and Toussaint Rennie near the back of the park.
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