Childness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The manner that is characteristic of a child; the quality of being childlike, especially those aspects of childhood that are positive, such as innocence, playfulness, trust, and openness. uncountable, usually

    "He makes a July's day short as December, And with his varying childness cures in me Thoughts that would thick my blood."

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"He makes a July's day short as December, And with his varying childness cures in me Thoughts that would thick my blood."

Etymology

From child + -ness.

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