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Definition of childlike in English: childlikeadjective ˈtʃʌɪl(d)lʌɪkˈtʃaɪl(d)laɪk (of an adult) having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child. she speaks with a childlike directness Example sentencesExamples - Many adults these days do not seem at all bothered by the idea of seeming childlike - they even revel in it.
- I observed a childlike wonder in his eyes and playful laughter as he enjoyed his music.
- He was a man without guile with a childlike spirit and spirituality, a gentle man.
- His voice had suddenly taken on a childlike quality as he began talking quick and excitedly.
- Their childlike joy in leaving is probably a reflection of your own joy at your recovery.
- His prattling was childlike and innocent, as if he were only five years old.
- A gleeful, childlike look overcame her face and she bounded off towards the vending machine.
- Now in his seventies, he came across as a fairly childlike character - driven by his curiosity.
- She was frail and her childlike appearance made her innocence all the more apparent.
- Sometimes, a songwriter's quest to uncover the extraordinary in the ordinary has a childlike aspect to it.
- Our biggest strength was the ability to do mad stuff spontaneously, in an almost childlike way.
- You still have that glow of childlike curiosity with the hint of adult wisdom you always had.
- Above all, the series has a gorgeous childlike quality and is entirely voiced by children.
- So all three of us had childlike excitement about the whole thing.
- It's a word he uses a lot in his almost childlike rediscovery of happiness and contentment.
- The man comes across as childlike and innocent, but also as his own biggest fan.
- You have a childlike and innocent quality, which is endearing in meaningful relationships.
- While the movie has an obviously childlike feel, it's difficult to be sure of its intended audience.
- There is a childlike quality about him, as if the years caught up with him only by accident.
- The best grown-up ideas come from being silly, from dreaming, from being a childlike adult.
Synonyms innocent, artless, guileless, simple, unworldly, unsophisticated, green, inexperienced, naive, ingenuous, trusting, trustful, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, credulous, gullible, easily taken in unaffected, without airs, open, frank, uninhibited, natural, spontaneous, down-to-earth informal wet behind the ears
Definition of childlike in US English: childlikeadjectiveˈtʃaɪl(d)laɪkˈCHīl(d)līk (of an adult) having good qualities associated with a child. she speaks with a childlike directness Example sentencesExamples - A gleeful, childlike look overcame her face and she bounded off towards the vending machine.
- I observed a childlike wonder in his eyes and playful laughter as he enjoyed his music.
- He was a man without guile with a childlike spirit and spirituality, a gentle man.
- Sometimes, a songwriter's quest to uncover the extraordinary in the ordinary has a childlike aspect to it.
- So all three of us had childlike excitement about the whole thing.
- His prattling was childlike and innocent, as if he were only five years old.
- Now in his seventies, he came across as a fairly childlike character - driven by his curiosity.
- The man comes across as childlike and innocent, but also as his own biggest fan.
- You have a childlike and innocent quality, which is endearing in meaningful relationships.
- Their childlike joy in leaving is probably a reflection of your own joy at your recovery.
- Many adults these days do not seem at all bothered by the idea of seeming childlike - they even revel in it.
- Above all, the series has a gorgeous childlike quality and is entirely voiced by children.
- It's a word he uses a lot in his almost childlike rediscovery of happiness and contentment.
- There is a childlike quality about him, as if the years caught up with him only by accident.
- His voice had suddenly taken on a childlike quality as he began talking quick and excitedly.
- The best grown-up ideas come from being silly, from dreaming, from being a childlike adult.
- You still have that glow of childlike curiosity with the hint of adult wisdom you always had.
- Our biggest strength was the ability to do mad stuff spontaneously, in an almost childlike way.
- While the movie has an obviously childlike feel, it's difficult to be sure of its intended audience.
- She was frail and her childlike appearance made her innocence all the more apparent.
Synonyms innocent, artless, guileless, simple, unworldly, unsophisticated, green, inexperienced, naive, ingenuous, trusting, trustful, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, credulous, gullible, easily taken in
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