childlike trust

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• childlike — childlikeness, n. /chuyld luyk /, adj. like a child, as in innocence, frankness, etc.; befitting a child: childlike trust. [1580 90; CHILD + LIKE] Syn. young, ingenuous, simple, guileless, trusting, innocent. See childish. Ant. sophisticated,… …   Universalium

• childlike — child•like [[t]ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk[/t]] adj. like or befitting a child: childlike trust[/ex] • Etymology: 1580–90 child′like ness, n. syn: See childish …   From formal English to slang

• childlike — adjective Date: 1586 resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a child or childhood; especially marked by innocence, trust, and ingenuousness < childlike delight > • childlikeness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• childlike — adjective having qualities that are typical of a child, especially qualities such as innocence and trust: an expression of childlike innocence compare childish …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• dewy-eyed — adjective exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity childlike trust dewy eyed innocence listened in round eyed wonder • Syn: ↑childlike, ↑wide eyed, ↑round eyed, ↑simple …   Useful english dictionary

• round-eyed — adjective 1. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity childlike trust dewy eyed innocence listened in round eyed wonder • Syn: ↑childlike, ↑wide eyed, ↑dewy eyed, ↑simple …   Useful english dictionary

• wide-eyed — adjective 1. exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity childlike trust dewy eyed innocence listened in round eyed wonder • Syn: ↑childlike, ↑round eyed, ↑dewy eyed, ↑simple …   Useful english dictionary

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