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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
childlike
    adj 1: befitting a young child; "childlike charm" [syn:
           childlike, childly]
    2: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
       trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed
       wonder" [syn: childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-
       eyed, simple]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Childlike \Child"like`\ (ch[imac]ld"l[imac]k`), a.
   Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children;
   becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. "Childlike
   obedience." --Hooker.
   [1913 Webster]

   Note: Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly
         in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity;
         childlike modesty.
         [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Childlike:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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