childhoodlike en · ADJ
Etymology
From childhood + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling or characteristic of childhood.
Society prefers to keep handicapped people in a childhoodlike state, thereby ignoring sexual needs.
1985, Pat Nuse Clark, Pat Nuse Pratt, Anne S. Allen, Occupational therapy for children:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most childhoodlike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more childhoodlike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |