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childly

childly adjective: of or pertaining to a young child; childlike.

Adjective

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

  1. Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
    Synonyms:
    juvenile, kiddish

Synonyms of childly

Forms of childly

comparativechildlier
comparativemore childly
superlativechildliest
superlativemost childly

Origin of childly

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

Words formed from childly

Questions about childly

What does childly mean?
Childly means of or pertaining to a young child; childlike.
What part of speech is childly?
Childly is an adjective.

Words near childly in the dictionary

  1. childlings
  2. childlore
  3. childlove
  4. childlover
  5. childlovers
  6. childly
  7. childmind
  8. childminded
  9. childminder
  10. childminders
  11. childminding

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