Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Childlike /(chīld"līk`)/ · Child·like · IPA /ˈt͡ʃaɪldlaɪk/ 01 a. Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. 1. Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful.