Meaning
Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
Etymology
Origin: Old English
Etymology tree English child Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English childlike From child + -like.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
adultlikegrown upunchildlikenonchildlike
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: