Adjective
- 1. childlike, childly, young (vs. old), immature
- usage: befitting a young child; "childlike charm"
- 2. childlike, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple, naive (vs. sophisticated), naif
- usage: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"
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