English Explanatory Dictionary

childlike

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
  2. Of, like, or suitable for a child.

Pronunciation

/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-childlike.wav

Word forms

childlike more childlike most childlike

Etymology

From child + -like.

Synonyms

bairnlike childlike childly infantile juvenile juvey kiddish credulous unworldly artless callow verdant clueless dewy-eyed cute fleeceable foppotee green guileless ingenuous innocent jejune Panglossian Panglossic quaint simple simple-hearted simple-minded starry-eyed unaffected undesigning unpretentious unsophisticated untested wide-eyed immature born yesterday wet behind the ears virgin childish

Antonyms

adultlike grown up unchildlike nonchildlike

Related words

childish naive young

Derived words

childlikeness nonchildlike unchildlike
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