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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 cut is childlike, but the colors are neutral and elegant.
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Examination of individual bones confirmed that the nose, cheeks, and jaw were all childlike.
—Richard Granger, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
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Keegan Brady, Rolling Stone, 27 May 2023
The #nofilter Moussa can be disarmingly childlike and offensively straightforward, and Bouajila plays him like a zombie who’s been injected with too much truth serum.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Sep. 2022
The cut is childlike, but the colors are neutral and elegant.
—Mattie Kahn, Town & Country, 14 Jan. 2023
Examination of individual bones confirmed that the nose, cheeks, and jaw were all childlike.
—Richard Granger, Discover Magazine, 31 Oct. 2022
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“Childlike.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/childlike. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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childlike
adjective
child·like
ˈchīl(d)-ˌlīk 
1
: resembling, suggesting, or suitable to a child or childhood
2
: showing the more pleasing qualities (as innocence or trustfulness) often thought to be those of children
childlike delight
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