Childlike and Geriatric

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Childlike adjective - Befitting a young child.

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Geriatric is an antonym for childlike.

Geriatric adjective - Being of advanced years and especially past middle age.

Usage example: went into nursing to work with geriatric patients

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Childlike is an antonym for geriatric.

Nearby Word: geriatrics

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Geriatric and Childlike. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/childlike/geriatric

Childlike & Geriatric. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/childlike/geriatric>.

Geriatric or Childlike. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/childlike/geriatric.

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