a. Obs. rare1. [perh. f. CHILD + -EN, like wooden, etc.; but the reading may be incorrect.] Of the nature of children, childish.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 242. To scheowe [childene T., C.] heo beoð mid alle þet fleoð uor ane peinture.
a. Obs. rare1. [perh. f. CHILD + -EN, like wooden, etc.; but the reading may be incorrect.] Of the nature of children, childish.
a. 1225. Ancr. R., 242. To scheowe [childene T., C.] heo beoð mid alle þet fleoð uor ane peinture.