Meaning

2 senses
  1. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.

    kindlich

  2. Of, like, or suitable for a child.

    kindlich

    befitting a young child

Examples

8 sentences
  1. I couldn't help smiling at her childlike frankness.

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  2. It's not bad to be childlike.

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  3. Yanni's childlike trust led him into a terrible trap.

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  4. Let's absolutely take care not to forget our childlike innocence.

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  5. They have a childlike joy to them, I find it admirable.

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Translations

2 languages
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By meaning 1
innocent and trustful; credulous; artless:

Forms

more childlike, most childlike
Comparativemore childlike Lesson
Superlativemost childlike Lesson

regular

Synonyms

41 synonyms

Antonyms

4 antonyms

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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