childlike
adjectiveHow many syllables in childlike?
There are 2 syllables in the word childlike.How to pronounce childlike:
Definition of childlike:
- childlike (adjective):
- befitting a young child.
- marked by innocence, trust, and ingenuousness
- like a child, for example in being innocent or trustful
- resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a child or childhood
Synonyms for childlike:
artless
candid
credulous
dewy-eyed
frank
gee-whiz
genuine
guileless
honest
immature
impressionable
inexperienced
ingenuous
innocent
malleable
naive
natural
naïve
persuadable
plain
real
simple
simpleminded
sincere
spontaneous
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Antonyms for childlike:
complicated
jaded
untrusting
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