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childlike
[
chahyld
-lahyk
]
Origin
child·like
/
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
/
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[
chahyld
-lahyk
]
Show IPA
adjective
like a
child
,
as in innocence, frankness, etc.; befitting a
child
:
childlike trust.
Origin:
1580–90;
child
+
-like
Related forms
child·like·ness,
noun
un·child·like,
adjective
Can be confused:
childish
,
childlike
(see synonym note at
childish
).
Synonyms
young, ingenuous, simple, guileless, trusting, innocent.
See
childish.
Antonyms
sophisticated, adult.
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childlike
(ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk)
—
adj
Compare
childish
like or befitting a child, as in being innocent, trustful, etc
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
childlike
1586, "proper to a child," from
child
+
like
. Meaning "like a child" in a good sense (distinguished from
childish
) is from 1725.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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