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child·like
 childlike
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- pronunciation:
- chaIld
laIk
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
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adjective |
| definition: |
like or appropriate to a child, esp. in simplicity, openness, or innocence.
Their childlike devotion touched us.- similar words:
- childish, puerile, young
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| related words: |
artless, baby, guileless, ingenuous, innocent, naive, young, youthful |
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| derivation: |
childlikeness (n.) |
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