Childlike and Simple

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Childlike adjective - Exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity.

Usage example: childlike trust

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Simple is a synonym for childlike in innocent topic. In some cases you can use "Simple" instead an adjective "Childlike".

Simple adjective - Free from any intent to deceive or impress others.

Usage example: growing up in simple innocence

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Childlike is a synonym for simple in artless topic. You can use "Childlike" instead an adjective "Simple", if it concerns topics such as innocent.

Gentle Giant: The biggest of the miners is uncommonly large, but he is very childlike and simple and poses the least threat to Lilli.

Source: Film / Snow White: A Tale of Terror
She's as strong as her title suggests, but comes with a very childlike and simple-minded personality.

Source: Dumb Muscle / Video Games
Id Jan/Geki Red — Unbreakable Body, he is childlike and simple-minded (also the seasons Tarzan wannabe)

Source: Freudian Trio / Live-Action TV

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