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childlike - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'childlike' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Childlike [ a.]
- Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful.

Meaning of 'childlike' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . childlike [ s]
Meaning (1):
- befitting a young child
Example in sentence:
  • childlike charm
Meaning (2):
- exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
Example in sentence:
  • childlike trust;
  • dewy-eyed innocence;
  • listened in round-eyed wonder

Nearby Words:

chian chiaro-oscuro chiaroscurist chiaroscuro chiasm chiasma chiasmus chiastolite chibbal chibouk

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