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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

childly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
child-ly
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: childly, ċildlīċ

Inflected Forms

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

Derived Forms

childliness unchildly

Synonyms

juvenile kiddish childlike

Questions

What does childly mean?
Of or pertaining to a young child; childlike
Where does childly come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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