English to afrikaans meaning of

Die woordeboekdefinisie van die woord "kinderlik" is "op 'n manier wat tipies is van, of gepas is vir, 'n kind; op 'n onvolwasse, simpel of naïewe manier." Dit is 'n bywoord wat gedrag beskryf wat kenmerkend van 'n kind is, soos om speels, impulsief of 'n gebrek aan emosionele volwassenheid te wees. Dit kan ook verwys na optrede wat onbenullig of onbelangrik is, of na gedrag wat as onvanpas of onvolwasse beskou word vir iemand van wie verwag word om soos 'n volwassene op te tree.

Sentence Examples

  1. She had known that at some point the difference in the extent of their love for one another would cause irreparable harm to their relationship, but she supposed that, childishly, she had tried to deny that knowledge, had tried to convince herself that nothing would ever change.
  2. The girl looked down at her bare feet, wiggling her toes childishly.