Synonyms and antonyms of Child behaviour in British Thesaurus

act up ()

if children act up, they behave badly

grow into ()

if children grow into clothes, they become the right size to wear clothes that were too big

grow out of ()

if children grow out of clothes, they grow bigger and the clothes become too small for them

misbehave (verb)

if a child misbehaves, or if they misbehave themselves, they behave badly and annoy or upset people

play (verb)

if children play or play something, they do things that they enjoy, for example using toys and taking part in games

play up (British)

British if children play up or play someone up, they behave badly in a way that they think is funny

ride on someone’s shoulders/back ()

if a small child rides on your shoulders or back, they sit there as you move along