childlike
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childlike
- /ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/
adjective more childlike · most childlike
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Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
According to the prevailing Danish rationale, Greenlanders were naïve and childlike, in need of protection and incapable of governing themselves.
Similar: credulous, unworldly, artless, callow, childlike, verdant, clueless, dewy-eyed, cute, fleeceable, foppotee, green
- Of, like, or suitable for a child. Even Mario is given childlike mannerisms – running open-armed like a fearless toddler, whooping with delight – to convey playful innocence.
Similar: bairnlike, childlike, childly, infantile, juvenile, juvey, kiddish · Opposite: adultlike, grown up, unchildlike, nonchildlike
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Talk about this word "childlike." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/childlike. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. childlike. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/childlike "childlike." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/childlike.Cite this
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