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子供っぽい · i-adjective
| Form | Positive | Negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dictionary | 子供っぽい | 子供っぽくない |
| Polite | 子供っぽいです | 子供っぽくないですalso 子供っぽくありません |
| Past polite | 子供っぽかったです | 子供っぽくなかったですalso 子供っぽくありませんでした |
| Past | 子供っぽかった | 子供っぽくなかった |
| Te-form | 子供っぽくて | 子供っぽくなくて |
| Adverbial | 子供っぽく | |
| Conditional | 子供っぽければ | 子供っぽくなければ |
| Tara conditional | 子供っぽかったら | 子供っぽくなかったら |
Meanings
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Describes behavior, appearance, or thinking that is like a child's, often with a negative nuance of immaturity, but can also be neutral or affectionate depending on context.
His excuse is childish.
I think that design is a little too childish.
Usage patterns
- 子供っぽい〈物〉childish-looking (thing)
He's already an adult, but he wears childish-looking clothes.
- 子供っぽく〈動詞〉to act/behave in a childish way
She started crying in a childish way.
- 〈人〉の考え方が子供っぽいsomeone's way of thinking is childish
I think his way of thinking is still childish.