childlike
See also: child-like
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʃaɪldlaɪk/
Quotations
- 1859: Henry Barnard, Pestalozzi and Pestalozzianism
- And on the other hand, fatherly and childlike feelings in the national spirit, are the sources of all pure national blessings.
- 1894: Gotthold Ephraim Lessing, Lessings Nathan Der Weise
- He certainly has childlike simplicity, and all the qualities which go to make up a true Christian character.
Synonyms
- (innocent and trustful): See Thesaurus:naive.
Derived terms
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Translations
innocent and trustful; credulous; artless
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