childlike vs dewy-eyed

childlike and dewy-eyed both are adjectives.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
childlike	No	Yes	No	No
dewy-eyed	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, childlike and dewy-eyed are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of childlike include round-eyed, simple, wide-eyed.

childlike (adjective)	dewy-eyed (adjective)
exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity	exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity
befitting a young child