: resembling, suggesting, or appropriate to a child or childhood
especially: marked by innocence, trust, and ingenuousness
childlike delight
childlikenessnoun
Examples of childlike in a Sentence
a grown woman with a childlike face
We gazed at it in childlike wonder.
She took a childlike glee in describing every detail.
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The profile of this shoe is one that feels inherently familiar, but childlike playfulness is also secured vis-à-vis the fluffy sheepskin that seems to overflow from its color-happy laces.—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025 How to Make the Halloween Decor Goofy grins and exaggerated eyes add childlike wonder to your Halloween decorating.—Kathy Barnes, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025 The narrator’s faith in this flimsy visual evidence is childlike.—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025 The popular Bandai Namco childlike-horror franchise Little Nightmares is back and with more disturbances in tow.—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for childlike
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