kidlike
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a word derived from
kid.
kidnouna child or young person.
Example Sentences
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“We come in here and all of our heads can look in like this and collaborate,” she said, adding with a kidlike cackle, “Isn’t it fun?”
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
In pregame he ran around the field with a kidlike smile on his face.
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
And then watch the look of disbelief — wha? — turn into a kidlike grin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2021
Ali’s drawings allow him a way not to be hard, or loud – but to be soft, joyous, kidlike, tender.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 5, 2016
It was the first time he’d seen her do something that seemed actually kidlike.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
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