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Childlike meaning

  1. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
  2. Of, like, or suitable for a child.

Synonyms of Childlike

childly young immature wide-eyed round-eyed dewy-eyed simple naive naif

Using Childlike

  • The main meaning on this page is: Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless. | Of, like, or suitable for a child.
  • Useful related words include: childly, young, immature, wide-eyed.
  • In the example corpus, childlike often appears in combinations such as: childlike wonder, with childlike, the childlike.

Context around Childlike

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Childlike

  • In this selection, "childlike" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, almost, innocent, gentle, wonder, sense and demeanor stand out and add context to how "childlike" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a gentle childlike boyish streak and amount of childlike belief that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "childlike" sits close to words such as adopters, airfields and allowable, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with childlike

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The pub shows offer a way of capturing this sense of childlike wonder. (13 words)

He had a gentle, childlike boyish streak in him that I absolutely adored. (13 words)

In response, the crowd laughed at his innocent, childlike glee and applauded as he beamed. (15 words)

In all the episodes, Spongebob is shown to have a childlike enthusiasm, which he not only keeps in his personal life but also in his professional life as a cook in Krusty Krab’s fast-food restaurant. (37 words)

Its visual style feels as if it jumped directly off the pages of a classic storybook and onto the big screen, filled with childlike imagination and whimsy for the world with its classic fairytale story and aesthetic. (37 words)

If you can resist the childlike urge to rip apart the wrapping paper immediately, you and your team can decorate the tree to upgrade it as long as no other teams are in the area. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

As if in perfect harmony, however, the same crowd laughed at every opportunity, being returned to an almost childlike state by this experience.

But he always did so with a childlike sense of wonder, creating thought-provoking and moving films that the entire family could find their hearts in.

From a neon labyrinth to a cave made out of plastic bags, the childlike wonder continued at the bar with my cocktail rimmed with Pop Rocks.

Good Buu might often have a childlike demeanor and disinterest in combat, but he’s still a true force to be reckoned with – both in terms of raw strength and his mischievous Majin techniques.

His paint, paper and digital illustrations have a childlike feel, with flat perspective and backgrounds that look as though they were drawn with crayons.

If you can resist the childlike urge to rip apart the wrapping paper immediately, you and your team can decorate the tree to upgrade it as long as no other teams are in the area.

In all the episodes, Spongebob is shown to have a childlike enthusiasm, which he not only keeps in his personal life but also in his professional life as a cook in Krusty Krab’s fast-food restaurant.

In response, the crowd laughed at his innocent, childlike glee and applauded as he beamed.

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Ray appeared to suffer the most and excitedly communicated through noises, pointing to show items at their home in a childlike manner.

The emphasis today is on relations with children which, on a psychological level, indicates that you can also be more childlike.

The pub shows offer a way of capturing this sense of childlike wonder.

There are long stretches without dialogue, the camera lingering on Menzies’s face as he makes the Prince almost childlike with wonder and envy.

While Luffy's childlike excitement over being King of the Pirates could risk getting exhausting, Godoy brings an infectious joy to the role, making for a genuinely charming protagonist.

And just to be around Steve Martin and Martin Short — they still have this childlike anticipation and excitement, like it was their first project.

At Harry Williams’ home in Caerphilly, a leaf balances on a stand while he snaps away at it with a childlike focus.

He had a gentle, childlike boyish streak in him that I absolutely adored.

I assert that in the back of your adult mind, you still harbor a teeny amount of childlike belief that mirrors are magical.

In the movie (a winner at the Venice Film Festival and now an Oscar contender), Stone is a scientist’s creation who evolves from a childlike naïf to a sexually and politically liberated woman.

Its visual style feels as if it jumped directly off the pages of a classic storybook and onto the big screen, filled with childlike imagination and whimsy for the world with its classic fairytale story and aesthetic.

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Common combinations with childlike

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "childlike" in a sentence?
An example: "As if in perfect harmony, however, the same crowd laughed at every opportunity, being returned to an almost childlike state by this experience." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "childlike" from authentic English texts.
What does "childlike" mean?
Childlike means: Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
What are synonyms of "childlike"?
Common synonyms of "childlike" include: childly, young, immature, wide-eyed, round-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple, naive. Plus 1 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "childlike" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "childlike", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.