Liberal Dictionary English Dictionary
adjective
adjective
- like or befitting a child, as in being innocent, trustful, etcCompare childish (def. 2)
1580s, “proper to a child,” from child + like. Meaning “like a child” in a good sense (distinguished from childish) is from 1738.
adjective
adjective
1580s, “proper to a child,” from child + like. Meaning “like a child” in a good sense (distinguished from childish) is from 1738.