childlike

adj.
Like or befitting a child, as in innocence, trustfulness, or candor.

adjective

Of or like a baby: babyish, cherubic, infantile, infantine. See youth/age/maturity.

adj

Definition: innocent, naive
Antonyms: complicated, untrusting

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: befitting a young child
  Synonym: childly

Meaning #2: exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
  Synonyms: wide-eyed, dewy-eyed, simple

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - barnlig

Nederlands (Dutch)
kinderlijk (positief)

Français (French)
adj. - d'enfant, enfantin

Deutsch (German)
adj. - kindlich, kindhaft

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - παιδιάστικος

Italiano (Italian)
infantile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - infantil, inocente, simples

Русский (Russian)
детский, доверчивый, невинный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - como de niño, infantil

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - barnslig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
孩子似的, 天真烂漫的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 孩子似的, 天真爛漫的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 어린애 같은, 귀여운

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 子供のような, 純真な, 無邪気な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) وديع, صريح‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תמים, ילדותי‬

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