childlike

adj
/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/

Etymology

From child + -like.

  1. derived from *gel-
  2. derived from *ǵelt-
  3. inherited from *kelþaz
  4. inherited from *kilþ
  5. inherited from ċild
  6. inherited from child
  7. suffixed as childlike — “child + -like

Definitions

  1. 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.
  2. 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

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.

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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.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA