Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Childlike

Childlike (chīld"līk`) , adjective

Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful.
Childlike obedience. — Hooker

Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity; childlike modesty.