childlikeadv.adj.

Brit.

/ˈtʃʌɪl(d)lʌɪk/, U.S.

/ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌlaɪk/

Forms: see child n. and -like suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: child n., -like suffix.

Etymology: < child n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier childly adv., childly adj., and also earlier childish adj.

A. adv.

Like a child; in a childlike manner.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [adverb]

childishlya1413

childlya1425

childlike1576

1576 in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises sig. Eiiii Dost thou delight, the unkindled cole to blowe? Or childelike louest, in anckred bote to rowe?

1675 E. Sherburne tr. M. Manilius Sphere 50 In his Chariot proud he childlike plays.

1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 489 Him, child-like wand'ring forth, I'll lead away.

1746 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. II 700 I see Him childlike draw The Breasts, as Babes are able.

1868 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Dec. 11 The plot..is..simple as a nursery narrative, ‘childlike easy’.

1932 C. Brooks Jrnl. 17 Feb. (1998) 29 On the way up [to bed] I childlike played with the hope that the post might have brought two letters.

2009 Indian Express (Nexis) 14 Aug. ‘Is it safe to eat outside?’ he asks childlike.

B. adj.

1. Esp. of a quality, action, physical attribute, etc.: like that of a child; characteristic of a child.Frequently with reference to the innocence, charm, etc., of children; contrast the depreciative use of childish adj. 2.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > childlike

childlike1577

bairnly1603

cherubimical1854

cherubic1860

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > childlike

childlike1577

once-born1849

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. III. v. iv. sig. Fffff.iij^v/2 We do not meane a childlike and scholerlike examination [L. examen..puerile et scholasticum].

?a1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (Edinb. Laing 447) l. 109 in Poems (1910) 8 Þat littill god of luif..So myldlyke and childlyke, With bow threis quarteris skant.

1617 T. Taylor Davids Learning vi. 194 Christ in his prayer teacheth vs to..pray acceptably; and that includeth sundry child-like affections, all concurring in a rightly disposed person to pray, as first, Reuerence and feare.

1631 J. Burges Answer Reioyned 544 Christ..knoweth our infantility, and disdained not to speake with vs..after a childlike fashion.

1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) xxxii. vii I will instruct the childlike Heart.

1798 Diss. Hist. & Antiq. Asia IV. 382 Baleswara, to please them, threw off his childlike appearance, and suddenly became a man.

1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay i. 17 To place a child-like trust in Providence.

1866 R. Chambers Ess. ii. 194 Mr. Fox was marked by a childlike simplicity.

1918 Asia 18 168/3 The child-like delight of the Japanese country visitors riding on the escalator.

1960 F. G. Lennhoff Exceptional Children vii. 138 He found some release through child-like games..including sandpits and mud.

2004 Spin June 74/1 A childlike face, bee-stung lips, and a kind of naughty-schoolboy mien.

†2. Of duty, respect, obligation, etc.: appropriate to a child in relation to his or her parents; filial. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective]

childly?a1475

childlike1582

filial1667

1582 T. Bentley Fift Lampe Virginitie 44 To obeie this my father or mother in lawe,..and to vse all gentle, courteous, mild, meeke, and sweet words, yea all childlike dutie.

1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 280 This childlike feare, which is vnseparably ioined with the true loue we owe to our common father.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. viii. 14 Who can owe no lesse than childlike obedience to her.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 75 I thought the remnant of mine age Should haue beene cherish'd by her child-like dutie.

1737 S. Rudd Doctr. Divine Being 49 A Filial, or Childlike Disposition; attended with Liberty and Boldness in Our Approaches to The Divine Majesty.

1767 Friendly Instructor (ed. 3) II. 12 You have set me an example of child-like duty and affection, which I hope for the future I shall labour to follow.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	childlike
释义	childlikeadv.adj. Brit. /ˈtʃʌɪl(d)lʌɪk/, U.S. /ˈtʃaɪl(d)ˌlaɪk/ Forms: see child n. and -like suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: child n., -like suffix. Etymology: < child n. + -like suffix. Compare earlier childly adv., childly adj., and also earlier childish adj. A. adv. Like a child; in a childlike manner. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [adverb] childishlya1413 childlya1425 childlike1576 1576 in R. Edwards Paradyse Daynty Deuises sig. Eiiii Dost thou delight, the unkindled cole to blowe? Or childelike louest, in anckred bote to rowe? 1675 E. Sherburne tr. M. Manilius Sphere 50 In his Chariot proud he childlike plays. 1726 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xv. 489 Him, child-like wand'ring forth, I'll lead away. 1746 Coll. Hymns from Hymn-bk. Moravian Brethren: Pt. II 700 I see Him childlike draw The Breasts, as Babes are able. 1868 Pall Mall Gaz. 2 Dec. 11 The plot..is..simple as a nursery narrative, ‘childlike easy’. 1932 C. Brooks Jrnl. 17 Feb. (1998) 29 On the way up [to bed] I childlike played with the hope that the post might have brought two letters. 2009 Indian Express (Nexis) 14 Aug. ‘Is it safe to eat outside?’ he asks childlike. B. adj. 1. Esp. of a quality, action, physical attribute, etc.: like that of a child; characteristic of a child.Frequently with reference to the innocence, charm, etc., of children; contrast the depreciative use of childish adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the world > people > person > child > [adjective] > childlike childlike1577 bairnly1603 cherubimical1854 cherubic1860 the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > [adjective] > childlike childlike1577 once-born1849 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. III. v. iv. sig. Fffff.iij^v/2 We do not meane a childlike and scholerlike examination [L. examen..puerile et scholasticum]. ?a1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae (Edinb. Laing 447) l. 109 in Poems (1910) 8 Þat littill god of luif..So myldlyke and childlyke, With bow threis quarteris skant. 1617 T. Taylor Davids Learning vi. 194 Christ in his prayer teacheth vs to..pray acceptably; and that includeth sundry child-like affections, all concurring in a rightly disposed person to pray, as first, Reuerence and feare. 1631 J. Burges Answer Reioyned 544 Christ..knoweth our infantility, and disdained not to speake with vs..after a childlike fashion. 1738 J. Wesley Coll. Psalms & Hymns (new ed.) xxxii. vii I will instruct the childlike Heart. 1798 Diss. Hist. & Antiq. Asia IV. 382 Baleswara, to please them, threw off his childlike appearance, and suddenly became a man. 1825 R. Southey Tale of Paraguay i. 17 To place a child-like trust in Providence. 1866 R. Chambers Ess. ii. 194 Mr. Fox was marked by a childlike simplicity. 1918 Asia 18 168/3 The child-like delight of the Japanese country visitors riding on the escalator. 1960 F. G. Lennhoff Exceptional Children vii. 138 He found some release through child-like games..including sandpits and mud. 2004 Spin June 74/1 A childlike face, bee-stung lips, and a kind of naughty-schoolboy mien. †2. Of duty, respect, obligation, etc.: appropriate to a child in relation to his or her parents; filial. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > child > relationship to parent > [adjective] childly?a1475 childlike1582 filial1667 1582 T. Bentley Fift Lampe Virginitie 44 To obeie this my father or mother in lawe,..and to vse all gentle, courteous, mild, meeke, and sweet words, yea all childlike dutie. 1586 T. Bowes tr. P. de la Primaudaye French Acad. I. 280 This childlike feare, which is vnseparably ioined with the true loue we owe to our common father. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. viii. 14 Who can owe no lesse than childlike obedience to her. a1616 W. Shakespeare Two Gentlemen of Verona (1623) iii. i. 75 I thought the remnant of mine age Should haue beene cherish'd by her child-like dutie. View more context for this quotation 1737 S. Rudd Doctr. Divine Being 49 A Filial, or Childlike Disposition; attended with Liberty and Boldness in Our Approaches to The Divine Majesty. 1767 Friendly Instructor (ed. 3) II. 12 You have set me an example of child-like duty and affection, which I hope for the future I shall labour to follow. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.adj.1576
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