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–adjective

like a child, as in innocence, frankness, etc.; befitting a child: childlike trust.

[Origin: 1580–90; child + -like

]

—Related forms

childlikeness, noun

—Synonyms young, ingenuous, simple, guileless, trusting, innocent. See childish.

—Antonyms sophisticated, adult.

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adj. Like or befitting a child, as in innocence, trustfulness, or candor.

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childlike
adjective
1.	befitting a young child; "childlike charm"
2.	exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

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ˈchildlike adjective

innocent; like a child
Example: childlike faith; trustful and childlike

Arabic:	طُفولي، كالوَلَد
Chinese (Simplified):	孩子般天真的
Chinese (Traditional):	孩子般天真的
Czech:	dětský
Danish:	barnagtig; barnlig
Dutch:	kinderlijk
Estonian:	lapselik
Finnish:	lapsenomainen
French:	pur, innocent
German:	kindlich
Greek:	παιδιάστικος
Hungarian:	gyermeki
Icelandic:	barnslegur
Indonesian:	polos
Italian:	innocente

Japanese:	子供らしい
Korean:	어린이 같은, 천진한
Latvian:	bērnišķīgs; bērna-; nevainīgs
Lithuanian:	vaikiškas, kaip vaikas
Norwegian:	barnlig
Polish:	dziecinny
Portuguese (Brazil):	inocente
Portuguese (Portugal):	inocente
Romanian:	inocent, pur
Russian:	детский; непосредственный
Slovak:	detský
Slovenian:	nedolžen, naiven, otroški
Swedish:	lik ett barn, barnasinnad, barnslig
Turkish:	masum, çocuk gibi