Definition of childlike Childlike

/ʧajˈldlajˌk/ - [chayldlayk] - child•like

We found 7 definitions of childlike from 5 different sources.

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What does childlike mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

childlike, childliker, childlikest

childlike - exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
  wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple
  naif, naive inexperienced
childlike - befitting a young child; "childlike charm"
  childly
  immature, young not yet mature
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • childlike (a.)
    Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • childlike
    Of or pertaining to a child.

Part of speech

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  • childlike, adjective.

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