Definitions for Childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪkchild·like

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. childlike, childlyadjective

   befitting a young child

   "childlike charm"

2. childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simpleadjective

   exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity

   "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. childlikeadjective

   innocent and trustful; credulous; artless

2. childlikeadjective

   of, like, or suitable for a child; meek; submissive

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Childlikeadjective

   Becoming or beseeming a child.

   Etymology: from child and like.

   Who can owe no less than childlike obedience to her that hath more than motherly care. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 8.

   I thought the remnant of mine age
   Should have been cherish’d by her childlike duty. William Shakespeare.

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1. childlike

   Childlike refers to qualities or behaviors that resemble, or are characteristic of, a young child. This includes traits such as innocence, trustfulness, simplicity, curiosity, and playfulness. It can also refer to a lack of sophistication or maturity.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Childlikeadjective

   resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful

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1. Childlike

   Childish vs. Childlike -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Childish and Childlike.

How to pronounce Childlike?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Childlike in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Childlike in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Childlike in a Sentence

1. Albert Einstein:

   The point is to develop the childlike inclination for play and the childlike desire for recognition and to guide the child over to important fields for society. Such a school demands from the teacher that he be a kind of artist in his province.

2. Karl Kraus:

   Adults who still derive childlike pleasure from hanging gifts of a ready-made education on the Christmas tree of a child waiting outside the door to life do not realize how unreceptive they are making the children to everything that constitutes the true surprise of life.

3. Jo Malcomson:

   It was very much like entering into a magical wonderland. It's a childlike wondrous experience, which completely absorbs one's attention and captures one's imagination.

4. Tyron Edwards:

   Anxiety is the rust of life, destroying its brightness and weakening its power. A childlike and abiding trust in Providence is its best preventive and remedy.

5. Sherwood Anderson:

   General Grant had a simple, childlike recipe for meeting life ... I am terribly afraid, but the other fellow is afraid, too.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Childlike
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Childlike
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Childlike
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Childlike