child·ly

(chīld′lē)

adj.

Childlike.

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child•ly

(ˈtʃaɪld li)

adj.

childlike.

[before 900; Middle English; Old English cildlīc]

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Adj.

childly - befitting a young child; "childlike charm"

childlike

young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"

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