childlike vs dewy-eyed

childlike

adj
  • Innocent and trustful; credulous; artless. 

  • Of, like, or suitable for a child. 

dewy-eyed

adj
  • Naive or innocent in the manner of a child. 

  • Having eyes with a moist, glistening appearance, especially as indicating that one is on the verge of crying or that one is experiencing strong emotions. 

  • Excessively nostalgic. 

How often have the words childlike and dewy-eyed occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )