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childlike

/ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/ adjective B2
  1. Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless.
  2. Of, like, or suitable for a child.
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The general effect was chubby and rather childlike, so that one received the impression of quite a young man with a broad set smile upon his face.
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes, p. 72 · B2

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