Hypertext Webster Gateway: "childlike"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Childlike \Child"like\, a.
Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children;
becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. ``Childlike
obedience.'' --Hooker.
Note: Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly
in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity;
childlike modesty.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
childlike
adj 1: befitting a young child; "childlike charm" [syn: {childly}]
2: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike
trust"; "dewey-eyed innocence"; "simple courtesy" [syn: {wide-eyed},
{dewey-eyed}, {simple}]
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