Childly

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
Adjective
  1. 1
    befitting a young child wordnet

Synonyms

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childishchildlikechildlikechildlikejuvenilekiddish

Etymology

From Middle English childly, childlich, childli, from Old English ċildlīċ (“childly, childlish”), equivalent to child + -ly.

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