[more childlike; most childlike] : resembling or suggesting a child : like that of a child
▪ a childlike drawing/voice ▪ a grown woman with a childlike face ; especially : having or showing the pleasing qualities (such as innocence) that children often have
▪ childlike faith/enthusiasm ▪ We gazed at it in childlike wonder. ▪ She took a childlike glee in describing every detail. — compare childish
▪ a childlike drawing/voice ▪ a grown woman with a childlike face ; especially : having or showing the pleasing qualities (such as innocence) that children often have
▪ childlike faith/enthusiasm ▪ We gazed at it in childlike wonder. ▪ She took a childlike glee in describing every detail. — compare childish







