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Youthful vs Childish - What's the difference?

youthful | childish |

As adjectives the difference between youthful and childish

is that youthful is young or seeming young while childish is of or suitable for a child.

youthful

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Young or seeming young.
  • Characteristic of young people.
  • Synonyms

    * lively * sprightly * spry * young

    Derived terms

    * youthful river

    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.

    Synonyms

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