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Childlike

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Adjective

1. childlike, childly

befitting a young child

Example Sentences:
'childlike charm'

2. childlike, dewy-eyed, round-eyed, simple, wide-eyed

exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

Example Sentences:
'childlike trust'
'dewy-eyed innocence'
'listened in round-eyed wonder'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Childlike

see synonyms of childlike
adjective
like or befitting a child, as in being innocent, trustful, etc
Compare childish (sense 2)

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Childlike

see synonyms of childlike
adjective
1. 
belonging or suitable to a child
2. 
like or characteristic of a child; innocent, trusting, etc.

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Childlike

see synonyms of childlike
adj.
Like or befitting a child, as in innocence, trustfulness, or candor.

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