Childish, a.
- 1. Puerile, infantile, infantine, young, tender.
- 2. Foolish, silly, weak, trifling, frivolous.
Childlike, a.
- 1. Docile, meek, submissive, dutiful, obedient, gentle.
- 2. Simple, innocent, ingenuous, uncrafty, guileless, trustful, confiding.
Children, pl. of Child (which see).
Chiliad, n.
- 1. Thousand.
- 2. Thousand years, millenary, millennium, chiliasm.
Chill, n.
- 1. Cold, coldness, chilliness, frigidity.
- 2. Shiver, ague, shivering-fit, ague-fit, rigor.
- 3. Depression, damp, depressing influence.
Chill, a. Cold, frigid, chilly, bleak.
Chill, v. a.
- 1. Make chilly, make cold.
- 2. Depress, discourage, deject, dampen, dishearten.
Chilly, a. Cool, somewhat cold. See chill.
Chime, n.
- 1. Consonance, harmony, correspondence of sound.
- 2. Set of chimed bells, chime of bells.