Childlike
[chahyld-lahyk] /ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk/
adjective
1.
like a , as in innocence, frankness, etc.; befitting a :
childlike trust.
/ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk/
adjective
1.
like or befitting a child, as in being innocent, trustful, etc Compare childish (sense 2)
adj.
1580s, “proper to a child,” from child + like. Meaning “like a child” in a good sense (distinguished from childish) is from 1738.
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- Childly
[chahyld-lee] /ˈtʃaɪld li/ adjective, Rare. 1. childlike; childish.
- Child-mind
verb to babysit; to look after children Examples eighth-graders signed up to child-mind Word Origin 1969; back-formation from childminder
- Childminder
[chahyld-mahyn-der] /ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪn dər/ noun, British. 1. a baby-sitter. noun 1. a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working noun a person who cares for other people’s children as employment; also written child-minder Usage Note UK; childminding n
- Child-minder
[chahyld-mahyn-der] /ˈtʃaɪldˌmaɪn dər/ noun, British. 1. a baby-sitter. noun 1. a person who looks after children, esp those whose parents are working noun See childminder noun a person who cares for other people’s children as employment; also written child-minder Usage Note UK; childminding n
- Childness
[chahyld-nis] /ˈtʃaɪld nɪs/ noun, Archaic. 1. the quality of being a .