Part 1858

<h1>Childishly</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"ish*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or foolish manner.</def>

<h1>Childishness</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"ish*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or quality of being childish; simplicity; harmlessness; weakness of intellect.</def>

<h1>Childlessness</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"less*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being childless.</def>

<h1>Childlike</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"like</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children; becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful.</def> "<i>Childlike</i> obedience."

<i>Hooker.</i>

<note>&hand; <i>Childlike</i>, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly in a good sense; as, <i>childlike</i> grace or simplicity; <i>childlike</i> modesty.</note>

<h1>Childly</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having tthe character of a child; belonging, or appropriate, to a child.</def>

<i>Gower.</i>

<h1>Childly</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Like a child.</def>

<i>Mrs. Browning.</i>

<h1>Childness</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The manner characteristic of a child.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> "Varying <i>childness</i>." <i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Children</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chil"dren</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <def><tt>pl.<tt> of <er>Child</er>.</def>

<h1>Childship</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Child"ship</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state or relation of being a child.</def>

<h1>Chili</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chil"i</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>chili</ets>, <ets>chile</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of red pepper. See <er>Capsicum</er></def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>chilli</asp> and <asp>chile</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Chiliad</h1> <Xpage=248>

<hw>Chil"i*ad</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/ a thousand.]</ety> <def>A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a period of a thousand years.</def>

<blockquote>The world, then in the seventh <b>chiliad</b>, will be assumed up unto God. <i>Sir. T. More.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Chiliagon</h1> <Xpage=248>