childlike
Americanadjective
adjective
Synonym Usage
See childish.
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"I think a lot of the times we're told when we're adults that we can't enjoy things with this sense of childlike joy any more," she said.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
It is easy to laugh at the childlike naiveté of sending seeds to Mars, an idea that never germinated.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
It’s a source of both elemental mystery and childlike wonder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
In her tiny apartment in South Korea, where she lives alone, 78-year-old Bang Chun-ja spends her days with a childlike AI-powered doll she says she prefers to people.
From Barron's ● Jun. 11, 2026
I knew at exactly what point their faces would fall when my seemingly simple and childlike strategy would reveal itself as a devastating and irrevocable course.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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