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CHILDLIKE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Befitting a young child
Example:
childlike charm
Synonyms:
childlike; childly
Classified under:
Similar:
immature; young ((used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
Example:
listened in round-eyed wonder
Synonyms:
childlike; dewy-eyed; round-eyed; simple; wide-eyed
Classified under:
Similar:
naif; naive (marked by or showing unaffected simplicity and lack of guile or worldly experience)
