childly
childly · childlier · childliest
Of or pertaining to a young childOf or pertaining to a young child; childlike
Meaning
1 sensesOf or pertaining to a young child; childlike
befitting a young child
Origin
From Middle English childly, childlich, childli, from Old English ċildlīċ (“childly, childFrom Middle English childly, childlich, childli, from Old English ċildlīċ (“childly, childlish”), equivalent to child + -ly.
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Forms
childlier/more childly, childliest/most childly| Comparative | childlier / more childly Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | childliest / most childly Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- befitting a young child:childlike
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedchild
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.