Question

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What is the difference between being childish and childlike?
Explain with the help of examples.
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Answer 1

Answer :-

"Childish" and "Childlike" both show the qualities of a child. "Childish" usually marks the negative behavior of children whereas childlike marks the positive attitude of children.

Childlike

Usually, this word depicts the positive side of behavior of children. Its depicts :-

• Enthusiasm like a child
• Cuteness of a child
• Honesty of a child

Lets understand it with the help of examples :-

• Enthusiasm
• He had a childlike excitement for the picnic.

• Cuteness
• Her childlike expressions made my day.

• Honesty
• He has a childlike trustworthiness.

Childish

Usually, this word depicts the negative side of behavior of children. It depicts :-

• Immaturity like a child
• Stubbornness like a child

Lets understand it with the help of examples :-

• Immaturity
• Though he is an adult, but he is still Childish.

• Stubbornness
• Jasmine is many a times Childish when it comes to her favourite things.

Answer 2

Answer:

childish is taken in a negetive context...like a mother scolding her child saying stop being childish

Childlike is taken in a positive context

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