childlike
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Amanda’s rage quickly morphs into panic because she knows how dependent the childlike Leslie is on her husband, who functions as her primary caregiver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Dementia can make patients angry, or placid, or childlike, or even seem to time travel in their minds to where they believe they are children again.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2026
Naomi told the BBC: "You kind of have a childlike trust because they're the police - they're honest, trustworthy."
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
"The handwriting is nothing like her handwriting in the original letter, which is almost a childlike scrawl. The second one is an elegant, joined-up cursive."
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
“Charles would never do that,” she said, with childlike swiftness.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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