She always politely minds her manners but sometimes acts childishly. Pumuckl's character is usually childishly immature and mischievous. "Puckish" means "childishly mischievous". Pike is naive and acts childishly; he has limited grasp of adult issues. He is childishly naive to the realities of living in an inner city neighborhood. By being an adolescent or young adult, Yukito sometimes acts childishly if provoked. Joel starts acting childishly, pretending he has found Sherry's lost earring. Art historian Julian Stallabrass said that Maloney's work was "childishly sweet and banal figure paintings". The robot childishly rants and raves over the astronaut's remark. They both apologize for acting childishly, and they leave the dinner together. When adults start acting childishly it is no surprise to Simon. He is a peace-loving farmer whose childishly made sheriff's badge is practically an honorary one. Garth childishly smashes Joe's piggy bank. They get ready, turn, and start childishly pitching pennies.