childly

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adjective

Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike

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juvenilekiddishchildlikeyoungimmature
OriginMiddle English childly ← Old English ċildlīċ →
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Meanings

adjectivechildly (comparative childlier or more childly, superlative childliest or most childly)

comparative childlier · comparative more childly · superlative childliest · superlative most childly

  1. Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike

    Synonyms: juvenile, kiddish

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to a young child; childlike

Similar
juvenilekiddish

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivebefitting a young child

Similar
childlikeyoungimmature
Also see
cherubicchildishchildlikekiddishlactifluous

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Old Englishċildlīċ“childly, childlish”
  2. Middle Englishchildly
  3. Englishchildly

From Middle English childly, childlich, childli, from Old English ċildlīċ (“childly, childlish”), equivalent to child + -ly.

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APA

childly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childly

MLA

“childly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “childly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/childly.

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