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child·ly

 (chīld′lē)
adj.
Childlike.
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child•ly

(ˈtʃaɪld li)

adj.
childlike.
[before 900; Middle English; Old English cildlīc]
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Adj.1.childly - befitting a young child; "childlike charm"
young, immature - (used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth; "young people"
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