CHILDLIKE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for CHILDLIKE?

Need another word that means the same as “childlike”? Find 21 synonyms and 30 related words for “childlike” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Childlike” are: dewy-eyed, round-eyed, simple, wide-eyed, childly, innocent, artless, guileless, unworldly, unsophisticated, green, inexperienced, naive, ingenuous, trusting, trustful, unsuspicious, unwary, unguarded, credulous, gullible

Childlike as an Adjective

Definitions of "Childlike" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “childlike” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.
• (of an adult) having the good qualities, such as innocence, associated with a child.
• Befitting a young child.

Synonyms of "Childlike" as an adjective (21 Words)

artless	Showing lack of art. Her awkward artless prose.
childly	Befitting a young child.
credulous	Disposed to believe on little evidence. A ceremony staged for credulous tourists.
dewy-eyed	Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.
green	Denoting a green light or flag used as a signal to proceed. Her flashing green eyes.
guileless	Free of deceit. His face once so open and guileless.
gullible	Easily tricked because of being too trusting. An attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.
inexperienced	Lacking practical experience or training. An inexperienced driver.
ingenuous	Lacking in sophistication or worldliness. His ingenuous explanation that he would not have burned the church if he had not thought the bishop was in it.
innocent	Not knowledgeable about something specified. She is a poor innocent young creature.
naive	Of or created by one without formal training simple or naive in style. This naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances.
round-eyed	Having large round wide-open eyes.
simple	(of interest) payable on the sum loaned only. A quiet unassuming man with simple tastes.
trustful	Having or marked by a total belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone. A trustful acceptance of authority.
trusting	Inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust. A shy and trusting child.
unguarded	Not well considered; careless. An unguarded gate.
unsophisticated	Not wise in the ways of the world. The nightlife of Montmartre awed the unsophisticated tourists.
unsuspicious	Not suspicious. She has a caring unsuspicious nature.
unwary	Not alert to danger or deception- O.J.Campbell. Accidents can happen to the unwary traveller.
unworldly	Not seeming to belong to this planet; strange. Was unworldly and did not greatly miss worldly rewards.
wide-eyed	Fully open or extended.

Usage Examples of "Childlike" as an adjective

• Childlike trust.
• She speaks with a childlike directness.
• Childlike charm.

Associations of "Childlike" (30 Words)

artless	(of persons) lacking art or knowledge. An artless literary masterpiece.
bumpkin	An unsophisticated or socially awkward person from the countryside. She thought Tom a bit of a country bumpkin.
callow	(of a young person) inexperienced and immature. Earnest and callow undergraduates.
candid	Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness. I gave them my candid opinion.
childish	Indicating a lack of maturity. It was childish of her to rip up the picture.
clarity	The quality of being certain or definite. It was clarity of purpose that he needed.
credulous	Disposed to believe on little evidence. A ceremony staged for credulous tourists.
downright	To an extreme degree; thoroughly. A downright lie.
easily	With ease easy is sometimes used informally for easily. The body could easily be that of an actress.
frank	Clearly manifest; evident. Frank ulceration.
girl	A person s girlfriend. I had to look my best for my girl.
guileless	Devoid of guile; innocent and without deception. His face once so open and guileless.
honest	Worthy of being depended on. He d made an honest mistake.
honesty	The quality of being honest. I bought potatoes and tomatoes from the roadside stall putting 3 in the honesty box.
immature	Not fully developed. Immature behavior.
impressionable	Easily influenced. An impressionable age.
inexperienced	Lacking practical experience or training. An inexperienced driver.
infantile	Of or relating to infants or infancy. Infantile colic.
ingenue	An artless innocent young girl (especially as portrayed on the stage.
ingenuous	Characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious. She s staggeringly ingenuous or possibly very cunning indeed.
innocence	The state, quality, or fact of being innocent of a crime or offence. All the boys lost their innocence with her.
naive	Of or created by one without formal training simple or naive in style. This naive simple creature with wide friendly eyes so eager to believe appearances.
naivete	Lack of sophistication or worldliness. Some of the material is laughable in its naïvet.
out-and-out	Moving or appearing to move away from a place, especially one that is enclosed or hidden.
puerile	Of or characteristic of a child. Puerile jokes.
sincere	Open and genuine; not deceitful. He was a good man decent and sincere.
suggestible	Open to suggestion; easily swayed. Suggestible young minds.
trusting	Inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust. It is foolish to be too trusting of other people.
unsophisticated	Awkwardly simple and provincial. Either too unsophisticated or too honest to promise more than he could deliver.
yokel	An uneducated and unsophisticated person from the countryside.