Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [chahyld-lahyk]
- /ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk/
- /ˈtʃaɪld.laɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [chahyld-lahyk]
- /ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk/
Definitions of childlike word
- adjective childlike You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour. 3
- adjective childlike like or befitting a child, as in being innocent, trustful, etc 3
- adjective childlike belonging or suitable to a child 3
- adjective childlike like or characteristic of a child; innocent, trusting, etc. 3
- adjective childlike like a child, as in innocence, frankness, etc.; befitting a child: childlike trust. 1
- noun childlike (of an adult) having good qualities associated with a child. 1
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Origin of childlike
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
First recorded in 1580-90; child + -like
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Parts of speech for Childlike
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
childlike popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
childlike usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for childlike
adj childlike
- guileless — free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank.
- childish — Childish means relating to or typical of a child.
- artless — Someone who is artless is simple and honest, and does not think of deceiving other people.
- credulous — If you describe someone as credulous, you have a low opinion of them because they are too ready to believe what people tell them and are easily deceived.
- immature — not mature, ripe, developed, perfected, etc.
adjective childlike
- innocent — free from moral wrong; without sin; pure: innocent children.
- pure — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- naive — having or showing unaffected simplicity of nature or absence of artificiality; unsophisticated; ingenuous.
- candid — When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly.
- uncomplicated — to make complex, intricate, involved, or difficult: His recovery from the operation was complicated by an allergic reaction.
Antonyms for childlike
adj childlike
- complicated — If you say that something is complicated, you mean it has so many parts or aspects that it is difficult to understand or deal with.
- untrusting — inclined to trust; confiding; trustful: a trusting child.
adjective childlike
- jaded — dulled or satiated by overindulgence: a jaded appetite.
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