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"Of, like, or suitable for a child."
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{
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{
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"sense": "innocent and trustful; credulous; artless",
"word": "kindlich"
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"sense": "innocent and trustful; credulous; artless",
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"sense": "innocent and trustful; credulous; artless",
"word": "ċildlīċ"
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"sense": "innocent and trustful; credulous; artless",
"word": "djetinji"
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"sense": "of, like, or suitable for a child",
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"sense": "of, like, or suitable for a child",
"word": "𐌱𐌰𐍂𐌽𐌹𐍃𐌺𐍃"
},
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"sense": "of, like, or suitable for a child",
"word": "childly"
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"sense": "of, like, or suitable for a child",
"word": "ċildlīċ"
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"sense": "of, like, or suitable for a child",
"word": "dječji"
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"code": "dsb",
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"sense": "of, like, or suitable for a child",
"word": "źiśecy"
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{
"code": "es",
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"sense": "of, like, or suitable for a child",
"word": "infantil"
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