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1 childlike
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2 childlike child·like adj
['tʃaɪldˌlaɪk]ingenuo (-a), innocente -
3 -childish o childlike?-
Nota d'usoChildish significa “infantile” anche nel senso di “immaturo, puerile”: childish moods and outbursts of temper, umori infantili e scatti d'ira; Stop being so childish!, smettila di essere così infantile! Anche childlike significa “infantile”, ma si usa in riferimento alle virtù positive dell'infanzia, come l'entusiasmo e la semplicità, quando sono possedute da adulti: childlike simplicity, la semplicità di un bambino. -
4 childish
['tʃaɪldɪʃ]1) (of child) infantile2) spreg. (immature) infantile, puerile* * *adjective (like a child; silly: a childish remark.) infantile* * *childish /ˈtʃaɪldɪʃ/a.1 fanciullesco; infantilechildishly avv. childishness n. [u]. NOTA D'USO: - childish o childlike?-* * *['tʃaɪldɪʃ]1) (of child) infantile2) spreg. (immature) infantile, puerile -
5 touchingly
adverb (in a moving way, so as to cause emotion: Her face was touchingly childlike.) in maniera toccante* * *touchingly► touching -
6 child
[tʃaɪld] 1.1) (non-adult) bambino m. (-a)when I was a child — quando ero bambino, da bambino
2) (son, daughter) figlio m. (-a)2.••* * *plural - children; noun1) (a young human being of either sex.) bambino2) (a son or daughter: Her youngest child is five years old.) figlio•- childish
- childishly
- childishness
- childless
- childlike
- childbirth
- child's play* * *[tʃaɪld] 1.1) (non-adult) bambino m. (-a)when I was a child — quando ero bambino, da bambino
2) (son, daughter) figlio m. (-a)2.••
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Childlike — Child like (ch[imac]ld l[imac]k ), a. Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. Childlike obedience. Hooker. [1913 Webster] Note: Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
childlike — childlike, childish agree in meaning having or showing the manner, spirit, or disposition of a child. Both are applicable to adolescents and to adults as well as to children. Childlike, however, usually suggests such qualities of childhood as… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
childlike — [chīld′līk΄] adj. 1. belonging or suitable to a child 2. like or characteristic of a child; innocent, trusting, etc. childlikeness n. SYN. CHILDLIKE and CHILDISH are both applied to persons of any age in referring to characteristics or qualities… … English World dictionary
childlike — index ingenuous, juvenile, naive, puerility, unaffected (sincere) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
childlike — 1580s, proper to a child, from CHILD (Cf. child) + LIKE (Cf. like). Meaning like a child in a good sense (distinguished from CHILDISH (Cf. childish)) is from 1725 … Etymology dictionary
childlike — [adj] innocent, naive artless, childish, credulous, guileless, immature, ingenuous, natural, simple, spontaneous, trustful, trusting, unaffected, unfeigned; concept 404 Ant. complicated, untrusting … New thesaurus
childlike — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ (of an adult) having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child … English terms dictionary
childlike — child|like [ˈtʃaıldlaık] adj having qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as ↑innocence and eagerness childlike innocence/simplicity/directness ▪ You know I love you, she said with childlike simplicity.… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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childlike — [[t]tʃa͟ɪldlaɪk[/t]] ADJ GRADED You describe someone as childlike when they seem like a child in their character, appearance, or behaviour. His most enduring quality is his childlike innocence... Her behaviour was childlike and dependent … English dictionary
childlike — adjective 1) his grandmother looked almost childlike Syn: youthful, young, young looking, girlish, boyish 2) geniuses tend to be rather childlike Syn: innocent, artless, guileless, unworldly, unsophisticated, naive … Thesaurus of popular words