childlike

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In her tiny apartment in South Korea, where she lives alone, 78-year-old Bang Chun-ja spends her days with a childlike AI-powered doll she says she prefers to people.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Feeling is more powerful than fact here, and Travolta leans hard into the dreamy, futuristic visual identity of the jet set age to evoke a childlike sense of awe in the viewer.

From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026

Subjects tackled in the art will include deceased celebrities, discontinued chocolate bars, extinct animals and destroyed buildings, presented in "Lycett's usual tongue-in-cheek and childlike style."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

And I felt that as I watched adults gallivant around with childlike glee.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

As it was, when she spoke with Reta she moved back and forth between a genteel grace and a childlike exuberance.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss