child·like
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| like a child, as in innocence, frankness, etc.; befitting a child: childlike trust. |
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| child·like
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adj. Like or befitting a child, as in innocence, trustfulness, or candor. |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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| 1. | befitting a young child; "childlike charm" |
| 2. | exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder" |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
ˈchildlike adjective
innocent; like a child
Example: childlike faith; trustful and childlike
See also: child, child's play, childbirth, childhood, childish, childlessExample: childlike faith; trustful and childlike
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| Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary, © 2000-2006 K Dictionaries Ltd. |
Childlike
Child"like\, a. Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. "Childlike obedience." --Hooker. Note: Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity; childlike modesty.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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