childlike
adj/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/
Etymology
Definitions
Innocent and trustful
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
- According to the prevailing Danish rationale, Greenlanders were naïve and childlike, in need of protection and incapable of governing themselves.
Of, like, or suitable for a child.
- Even Mario is given childlike mannerisms – running open-armed like a fearless toddler, whooping with delight – to convey playful innocence.
The neighborhood
- synonymbairnlike
- synonymchildlike
- synonymchildly
- synonyminfantile
- synonymjuvenile
- synonymjuvey
- synonymkiddish
- antonymadultlike
- antonymgrown up
- antonymunchildlike
- antonymnonchildlike
- neighborchildish
- neighbornaive
- neighboryoung
- neighboranthropic
- neighborboyish
- neighborpuerile
- neighborgirlish
- neighborgirllike
- neighborgirly
- neighborpuellile
- neighborpuelline
- neighborbabylike
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at childlike. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at childlike. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
5 hops · closes at childlike
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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